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a small correction for type.
Victoria standing on globe


Reference.
RPC III, 1375/1; Metcalf 71; C. -; RIC -; BMC -; W. E. Metcalf, The Cistophori of Hadrian, 1980, 76, 308 Taf. 20 = RPC III 1375

Obv.   AVGVSTVS HADRIANVS (D reverted) sic
Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from rear

Rev.   COS III
Zeus seated r. on throne holding vertical sceptre in upraised r. and Victory on globe (corr.)

9.90 gr
mm
h

Note.
ex Theodor Grewer
ex Kress, Auktion 158, 1973, Los 997

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Re: Hadrian, Cistophorus CARIA, Cnidus? Zeus seated small correction
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2017, 04:09:09 pm »
Maybe someone recognizes underlying type?

S at reverse between C O
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