|
Winged caduceus
|
PONTUS. Amisus. Claudius. Æ 21. A.D. 53/54 (year 85 of the era of Amisus).ΣEBAΣTOΣ). Obv: Laureate head right; countermark behind neck. Rev: ETO(YΣ-EΠ)-AMI(ΣO-Y) . Legend in four lines within laurel-wreath. Ref: BMC -; Sear GIC 436; Waddington 61, 72. Axis: 360°. Weight: 4.74 g. CM: Winged caduceus, in circular punch, 4 mm. Howgego 391 (8 pcs). Note: Howgego notes that the countermark was probably applied before the city’s next issue of coins under Vespasian, and that is was probably applied at the same time that another type of countermark (star) was applied to coins of Agrippina. Collection Automan.
|
|