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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:     73000731      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     GALATIA City:     Ancyra Issuer:     Caracalla Date Ruled:     AD 198-217 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 29 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 198-217 Diameter:     29 mm Weight:     14.53 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Legend:     ANTΩNINIOC ΠIOC AVΓ Obverse Description:     Laureate and cuirassed bust left Reverse Legend:     MHTPOΠO ANKYPAC (NK lig) Reverse Description:     Octastyle temple facing slightly right, viewed in perspective Primary Reference:     Arslan, Ancyra - Reference2:     cf. SNG France 2481 (for rev.) Reference3:     cf. SNG VA 6175-6176 (for obv. Reference4:     same obv. die) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=91215 Grade:     VF, dark brown surfaces Notes:     Sale: CNG 73, Lot: 731 Unpublished type. From the Alexandre de Barros Collection.Head suggested that the temple is that of Rome and Augustus, site of the so-called Monumentum Ancyranum, the most complete extant example of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti.

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