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Coin ID #3570

Tarsos (AD 117-138) AE - Hadrian

Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AE (once plated) Tetradrachm (6.85g, 1h). Countermarked under Caracalla, 215-217 AD. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / ΤΑΡCΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩC, lion bringing down bull to left; c/m: laureate head of Caracalla right, A-M-K around bottom of bust; all within incuse oval. Very rare, very fine, about 20 % cut off. The countermark exposed the coin as being plated, the coin fooled people for about 100 years in between being struck and countermarked!

File information
Filename:2618.jpg
City/Mint name:Tarsos
Rating (2 votes):00000
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:Cf. Prieur 764; cf. SNG Levante -; cf. SNG France 1400; for c/m: Howgego 843; Prieur 780
Valuation:Sold $75, Vcoins
Photo courtesy of:Tom Vossen - www.vcoins.com/tomvossen
Filesize:24 KiB
Date added:May 07, 2006
Dimensions:496 x 273 pixels
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