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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:     77000501      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     LYCAONIA City:     Lystra Issuer:     Augustus Date Ruled:     AD 27 -14 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 28 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     circa 25-6 BC Diameter:     28 mm Weight:     11.84 g Die Axis:     9 h Obverse Legend:     IMPE AVGVSTI (S retrograde) Obverse Description:     Laureate head left; all within pelleted border Reverse Legend:     COL IVL/FEL CEM LVSTRA Reverse Description:     Priest standing left, plowing pomerium with yoke of oxen left and holding ornate staff in left hand. Primary Reference:     RPC I 3539 Reference2:     VA, Lystra pp. 515 and pl. 26, 4 (same dies) Reference3:     VA, Lykaoniens, P. 90 Reference4:     SNG VA 5403 var. (cornucopia to right on obv.); SNG Cop - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=114924 Grade:     Good VF, green patina with olive overtones on reverse, light smoothing in fields of obverse. Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 501 From the Patrick Villemur Collection.The cornucopia was erased from the die, but a trace is still visible.

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