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Thunderbolt and eagle
CILICIA. Diocaesarea. Septimius Severus. Æ 29. A.D. 193-211. Obv: AYTOKPKAIC.Λ.-CEΠTI.(CEOYHPOCΠEPCEB). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; 2 countermarks: (1) to left, (2) to right, before bust. Rev: AΔP(.ΔI-OKAICA)P-EWN. Hexastyle temple inside which thunderbolt on base, to left tree behind altar; two Nikai (?) as acroteria; in pediment bucranium. Ref: BMC 6-7; Sear GIC 2244. Axis: 195°. Weight: 16.30 g. CM(1): Winged thunderbolt, in oval punch, 4 x 5.5 mm. Howgego 469 (39 pcs). CM (2): Eagle to front, head left, in oval punch, 5 x 7.5 mm. Howgego 337 (43 pcs). Note: The two countermarks were both cult objects of Zeus and were applied together, apparently not on coins struck later than the reign of Septimius Severus. Collection Automan.

Thunderbolt and eagle

CILICIA. Diocaesarea. Septimius Severus. Æ 29. A.D. 193-211. Obv: AYTOKPKAIC.Λ.-CEΠTI.(CEOYHPOCΠEPCEB). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; 2 countermarks: (1) to left, (2) to right, before bust. Rev: AΔP(.ΔI-OKAICA)P-EWN. Hexastyle temple inside which thunderbolt on base, to left tree behind altar; two Nikai (?) as acroteria; in pediment bucranium. Ref: BMC 6-7; Sear GIC 2244. Axis: 195°. Weight: 16.30 g. CM(1): Winged thunderbolt, in oval punch, 4 x 5.5 mm. Howgego 469 (39 pcs). CM (2): Eagle to front, head left, in oval punch, 5 x 7.5 mm. Howgego 337 (43 pcs). Note: The two countermarks were both cult objects of Zeus and were applied together, apparently not on coins struck later than the reign of Septimius Severus. Collection Automan.

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