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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:     81000790      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     PHRYGIA City:     Acmoneia Issuer:     Volusian Date Ruled:     AD 251-253 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 27 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 251-253 Diameter:     27 mm Weight:     10.89 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     AVTKO VIBAI ΓΑΛΛOC OVOΛOYCIAN Obverse Description:     Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse Legend:     AKMONEΩΝ Reverse Description:     Horseman, holding whip, on galloping horse right; below horse, river-god Sindros reclining left; to right, two females (deities, or personifications of nature) standing left on rocky outcropping Primary Reference:     VA, Phrygiens - Reference2:     SNG MÜnchen - Reference3:     SNG VA 3380 (same obv. die) Reference4:     BMC 107-8 (same dies); SNG Leypold 1403 (same dies) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=140336 Grade:     VF, black-green patina with earthen overtones. Notes:     Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 790 From the D. Alighieri Collection.The main figure of the horseman, in association with the presonifications of the river-god and the presence of the female figures (whether themselves personifications of the surrounding countryside, or actual individuals), may represent an otherwise unknown foundation myth for Acmoneia.

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