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ID: |
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75000887 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Roman Provincial |
| Region: |
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CYRENAICA |
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City:
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Cyrene |
| Issuer: |
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Trajan |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 98-117
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| Metal: |
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Bronze |
| Denomination: |
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AE 30 |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 103-111 |
| Diameter: |
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30 mm |
| Weight: |
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18.91 g |
| Die Axis: |
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6 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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AYTOKP KAIC NEP TPAIANOC CEB ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder |
| Reverse Legend: |
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ΔHMAΡΧ EΞ ΥΠATO E |
| Reverse Description: |
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Head of Zeus-Ammon right |
| Primary Reference: |
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cf. Metcalf, Silver P. 83, note 1 (for attribution to Cyrene) |
| Reference2: |
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Sydenham, Caesarea 232 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103795 |
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Grade:
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VF, brown patina, minor areas or roughness |
| Notes: |
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Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 887 Extremely rare. Attribution to Bostra: D. Hollard, “Le monnayage de la Legio III Cyrenaica frappÉ À Bostra sous Antonin le Pieux,” RN 2004, fig. 7. |
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