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Coin ID #8650

Tarsos (AD 117-138) Tetradrachm - Hadrian

Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Tetradrachm (12.46g, 27mm, 12h). AVT KAI ΘЄ TPA ΠAP VI ΘЄ NЄP VI TPAI AΔPIANOC CЄ/ Π - Π, laureate and draped bust left / AΔPIA-NΩN TAP-CCЄΩN/ MHTPOΠOΛ/ЄΩC, decastyle temple of the Koinon of Cilicia; wreath within pediment, KOINOC KIΛIKIAC across architrave. EF, toned. Unique. From the Sierra Collection. Ex Triton VII (1/2004), lot 796; Marcel Burstein Coll. (Peus 366, 10/2000), lot 998; Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (10/1993), lot 441. The only architectural reverse type for Tarsus in silver.

File information
Filename:89001420.jpg
City/Mint name:Tarsos
Keywords:roman / silver
References:Prieur 774A (this coin illustrated and the sole example cited)
Valuation:CNG Triton XV (1/2012), lot 1420 ($13000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:110 KiB
Date added:Feb 27, 2012
Dimensions:800 x 374 pixels
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