RP89872. Bronze AE 21, RPC I 2922 (3 spec.), SNG Cop 515, BMC Phrygia p. 6, 72, cf. SNGvA 3812 (same types larger denomination), VF, attractive dark green patina with some highlighting earthen deposits, areas of light porosity, some die wear, Laodicea ad Lycum mint, weight 6.864g, maximum diameter 20.6mm, die axis 0
o, time of Nero, c. 62 A.D.; obverse ΔHMOΣ ΛAOΔIKEΩN (counterclockwise from upper left), laureate head of Demos right; reverse Zeus standing left, eagle in extended right hand, vertical scepter in left hand; IOYΛIOΣ ANΔΠONIKOΣ (Ioulios Andronikos [magistrate]) in two downward lines on right, EYEPΓETHΣ ΛAOΔIKEΩN in two downward lines on left;
only one sale of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades;
very rare;
SOLD