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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:     81000821      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     SYRIA, DECAPOLIS City:     Capitolias Issuer:     Commodus Date Ruled:     AD 177-192 Metal:     Bronze Diameter:     33 mm Weight:     26.31 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse Description:     Tyche, holding uncertain object (stone?) and scepter, standing left within arched central bay of hexastyle temple, set on three tiered base; retrograde ? Γ (date) above roof line Primary Reference:     Spijkerman 13 Reference2:     SNG ANS - Reference3:     Meshorer, City-Coins - Reference4:     CNG 69, lot 1226 (same dies) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=140367 Grade:     VF, green patina with traces of earthen overtones, some roughness Notes:     Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 821 Heavier than the Spijkerman specimen

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