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Denomination: AE25
Era: C. 150 CE
Metal: AE
Obverse: M AYPH OYH-POC KAICAP, draped bust right.
Reverse: ΠΙΛΙΠΠΟ-ΠΟΛΕΙΤΩ(Ν), Nude Apollo standing to front, holding branch in left hand and patera over lighted altar with right.
Mint: Philipoppolis, Thrace
Weight: 9.58 g; 25mm
Reference: Varbanov 808 var. (bust and legend)
Provenance: Martina Dieterle, purchased Jan 13, 2023 at NYINC
The coin has been smoothed in the fields but the process was expertly done. No apparent tooling of the devices, however the final "N" in the reverse legend is missing and was either removed in cleaning/smoothing or was omitted by the die cutter
Collezione : Roman Provincial