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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:     721161      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     LESBOS City:     Mytilene Issuer:     Julia Procula Date Ruled:     Circa AD 139-161 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE27 Struck / Cast:     struck Diameter:     27 mm Weight:     11.12 g Die Axis:     7 h Obverse Legend:     ΙΟΥ ΠΡΟΚΥ ΛΑΝ ΗΡΩΙΔΑ Obverse Description:     Draped bust of Julia Procula right, hair coiled on top of head Reverse Legend:     ΕΠΙ ΣΤΠΑ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙ / ΜΥΤΙ Reverse Description:     Sappho seated right on low stool, playing cithara; ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝΙ(OV) in legend Primary Reference:     BMC 165 Reference2:     SNG Cop - Reference3:     SNG VA - Reference4:     SNG Hunterian 1313 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=84929 Grade:     Fine, light overall porosity Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1161 Rare. This coin depicting Julia Procula is one of a series honoring noteworthy citizens. Based on the similarity of Procula’s hairstyle with that of Faustina Sr., Wroth dated the coin to the period of the later Antonines. The poet Sappho (circa 650-600 BC) was the region’s most prominent citizen.

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