Web Auction 17 – 5 June 2021
Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Crusaders, Medieval, Armenian and Islamic Coins, Ant...
Sa, 05.06.2021, from 5:00 PM CEST
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Description
Roman Provincial Coins. Ae.
CILICIA, Tarsus. Trajan Decius. 249-251 AD. Æ. AV KE G MEC ÐKOV (sic) ÐEKI TPAIAN[OC] EV EVCEB, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; P P across field / TAPCOV MHTP[OPOLEW]C, humped bull kneeling before garlanded altar; behind, upper part of male figure (Trajan Decius?) facing, holding a shield and lance; on the right, Perseus standing left, holding Gorgoneion, harpe and phile over altar; on left, Demeter standing right, pointing two torches towards a high column surmounted by a cultus-statuette of Apollo Lykeios holding two wolves. SNG Levante 1165; SNG France 1766; SNG von Aulock
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 28.8 gr
Diameter: 34 mm
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