CILICIA, Mopsus. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ (20mm, 6.32 g, 1h). Dated RY 3 (AD 42/3). Good VF.

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Lot: 315. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CILICIA, Mopsus. Claudius. AD 41-54. Æ (20mm, 6.32 g, 1h). Dated RY 3 (AD 42/3). Laureate head right / Turreted and veiled head of Tyche right; Γ (date) behind. Ganschow, Münzen X2a (Cappadocia, Caesarea); Sydenham, Caesarea 58 (Cappadocia, Caesarea); RPC I 4084 (Cilicia, Uncertain Caesarea); BMC 5 (Cilicia, Anazarbus). Green patina, light scratches, obverse off center. Good VF.

Ex Berk BBS 130 (6 January 2003), lot 766.

As can be seen from the references cited, the attribution of this coin type has never been certain. B. Tehberer in “A Series of Coins from an Uncertain Caesarea,” (The Numismatic Chronicle 175, 2015), p. 47-55, argues convincingly that these coins were struck at Mopsos during a brief period (circa AD 45-51) when the city called itself Caesarea.

Closing Date and Time: 18 March 2026 at 11:44:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.