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ID:
76001096
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Provincial
Region:
CILICIA
City:
Tarsus
Issuer:
Balbinus
Date Ruled:
AD 238
Metal:
Bronze
Struck / Cast:
struck
Diameter:
34 mm
Weight:
24.41 g
Die Axis:
6 h
Obverse Legend:
AVT KAIC Δ KAIΛ BAΛBEINON CE Π Π
Obverse Description:
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:
TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛEΩC ΓB AMK
Reverse Description:
Hercules wrestling the giant Antaeus; B between Hercules’ legs,
Primary Reference:
SNG France 1629 (same dies)
Reference2:
Voegtli 17h
Reference3:
SNG Levante -
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=108771
Grade:
Near VF, brown surfaces, light overall roughness.
Notes:
Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1096 From the James E. Cain Collection.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
