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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:     77000483      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     IONIA City:     Metropolis Issuer:     Augustus Date Ruled:     27 - 14 BC-AD Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 20 Struck / Cast:     struck Diameter:     20 mm Weight:     5.27 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ Obverse Description:     Bare head right; to right, lituus Reverse Legend:     IOΥΛΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Reverse Description:     Cybele enthroned left, extending right hand to lion seated at feet right Primary Reference:     RPC I 2524 Reference2:     M. Grant, “Phrygian Metropolis in the Early Principate,” NC 1949, pp. 157-164 and pl. X, 11 (Metropolis in Phrygia) Reference3:     CRE Ashmolean - Reference4:     SNG MÜnchen -; SNG VA -; SNG Cop - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=114906 Grade:     VF, black-green patina with earthen overtones Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 483 Very rare. From the Patrick Villemur Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 180 (24 November 1993), lot 581.

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