RP110025. Leaded bronze hexassarion, RPC Online VII-2 2982 (12 spec.); SNG BnF 1637; SNG Levante 1112; SNG Tahberer I 1560; BMC Lycaonia p. 210, 245; Waddington 4665, aF, centered on a broad flan, pitting, Tarsos (Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey) mint, weight 22.945g, maximum diameter 36.6mm, die axis 180
o, 22 Apr - 29 Jul 238 A.D.; obverse AYT KAIC M KLWΔ ΠOYΠIHNON CEB, laureate, draped, cuirassed, bearded, bust right, Π - Π across field; reverse TAPCOY MHTPOΛEΩC, Perseus standing slightly, head left, nude but for boots and chlamys over shoulders and left arm, head of Medusa in right hand down at side, harpa in left hand, A/K-M/B/Γ in fields;
budget specimen of this big 36.6mm rare emperor's bronze!;
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