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ID:     81002381
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     LACONIA
City:     Lacedaemon (Sparta)
Issuer:     C. Julius Laco
Date Ruled:     2 BC-AD 31
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     As
Struck / Cast:     struck
Weight:     4.81 g
Die Axis:     1 h
Obverse Description:     Bare head of Herakles right
Reverse Legend:     Λ-A / EΠI ΛAKΩNOΣ
Reverse Description:     Upright club; Λ-A flanking; EΠI ΛAKΩNOΣ around
Primary Reference:     Grunauer group XXXII, series 2, 4 var. (V2/R- [unlisted rev. die]
Reference2:     BCD Peloponnesos 927 var. (series)
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=141400
Grade:     Near VF, rough red-brown patina
Notes:     Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 2381 Very rare. Ex BCD Collection (not in LHS sale), purchased from Leu, January 1979; from the old stock of Jacob Hirsch, with his ticket.