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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     794970 Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     BITHYNIA City:     Bithynium (Claudiopolis) Issuer:     Domitian Date Ruled:     AD 81-96 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Half Assarion Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 81-96 Diameter:     22 mm Weight:     7.64 g Obverse Legend:     AYT ΔΟMITIANOΣ KAIΣAP ΣEB ΓEP Obverse Description:     Laureate head right Reverse Legend:     KΛΑΔIOΠΟΛΕΙΤΩN Reverse Description:     Serpent entwined around branch Primary Reference:     RPC II 696 corr. (serpent around torch) Reference2:     RG 7 (Bithynium) corr. (same) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=106197 Grade:     Good VF, beautiful green patina Notes:     Extremely rare. Three of the known specimens of this type reside in public collections – two in the Ashmolean; the RG specimen in Athens. The fourth cited specimen, which appeared in a 1928 Cahn sale had no weight was given, and was not illustrated.

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