Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tetradrachm - Hadrian & Sabina

Hadrian, with Sabina, 117-138 AD. AR Tetradrachm (13.12g, 28mm, 6h). Struck circa 131 AD. AYT KAI Î˜E TPA Î A[P YI Î˜E NEP Y]I TPAI AÎ”PIANOC CE, Î -Î , radiate and draped bust of Hadrian right; club below / [CABEI]NA CEBACTH AÎ”P (P retrograde) TAPC MHTPOÎ OÎ›EO[C], A-Y, draped bust of Sabina right, wearing stephane, set on crescent. Near EF, deeply toned. Rare and excellent for issue. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 72 (5/2013), lot 653; Numismatic Fine Arts XXX (12/1992), lot 255.

A desirable issue, not only for the attractive busts but for the interesting legends; the obverse legend declares Hadrianâ€™s descent from both Trajan and Nerva, while the reverse legend titles Sabina augusta in addition to its Greek equivalent, sebaste.

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Filename:	10500583.jpg
City/Mint name:	Tarsos
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	Prieur 771; SNG BN 1413 var. (rev. legend); RPC III 3275/11 (this coin, illustrated on pl. 147)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 105 (5/2017), lot 583 ($3,000 + comm)
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