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Augustus, Sidon AE

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Robert:
Hi Board! I recently acquired such a coin from Sidon during the reign of Octavian Augustus: RPC I, 4577. There are 10 specimens on the rpc online, unfortunately I can't find any auction listings, there are no listings on acsearch, nor specimen is there on wildwinds. Is this due to the rarity of the coin, or perhaps because the attribution (assigned to the reign of Augustus) has recently been changed?

Please share your specimens if you have!

Greetings,

Robert

Ps. Apologies for the picture of the obverse, I don't know why it shows upside down.

Altamura:
If RPC online has ten specimens from year 123 then the coin probably is at least not too rare  :).

The attribution depends on the dates shown on these coins following the era of Sidon beginning at 112/111 BC. Already in the older references (Babelon, Rouvier) this was known, so there has not been any reattribution.

Regards

Altamura

Robert:
Altamura thank you very much for answer! I understand that based on the number of specimens in the rpc, the coin is not extremely rare, but I am surprised that the current 10 specimens are only museum or literature items. No information about any auctions. And I can't even find a picture of this coin with details clearly visible. Maybe someone here has a coin in better condition and wants to show off? :)

Greetings,

Robert

Robert:
I'm posting better photos of the coin :)

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