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ISLANDS off SICILY, Cossura. Roman Republican period. 50-1 BC. Æ (26mm, 16.69 g, 6h). Coin and c/m Fine.Electronic Auction 599 Roman Provincial, Bronze Estimate: $ 100 |
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ISLANDS off SICILY, Cossura. Roman Republican period. 50-1 BC. Æ (26mm, 16.69 g, 6h). Head of Isis right, wearing khat/klaft and necklace; before, modius(?); behind, Nike flying right, crowning her; all within pelleted border; c/m: REG incuse / COSSVRA across field; Tanit symbol above; all within laurel wreath. RPC I 675; CNS 10; Gabrici 16-25; SNG Copenhagen (North Africa) 451. For c/m: Howgego –. Yellow-brown surfaces with red deposits, repatinated, porosity. Coin and c/m Fine. An exceptionally heavy specimen. |
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