SCYTHIA, Tyra. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ (24.5mm, 12.52 g, 6h). VF.

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Lot: 381. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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SCYTHIA, Tyra. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ (24.5mm, 12.52 g, 6h). Laureate head left / Eagle standing right, with wings displayed. Frolova, Tyra pp. 53, 1-6, Taб X, 2-7; Zograph, Tyra –; Anokhin 61 (Vespasian); RPC I 1947B. Brown patina, slight roughness, smoothed. VF.

Ex Savoca Online Auction 104 Silver (30 May 2021), lot 157.

Tyra’s civic coinage comes to an abrupt end following the defeat of Mithradates VI of Pontos in 63 BC. Shortly thereafter, the Getai, under Burebista, devastated the region in a series of raids. Tyra was sacked and largely destroyed during one of the incursions and was not substantially rebuilt until early Roman times, at which time its coinage resumed.

Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 12:06:40 ET.

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