MA92873. Bronze AE 26, GRPC Lydia IV Tripolis 168; RPC Online VIII - (unassigned, ID 20622, this coin 1 of 6 spec.); BMC Lydia p. 133, 75; Waddington 2691; SNG Leypold 1343, F, well centered, porous/pitted, Tripolis (near Yenicekent, Turkey) mint, weight 9.818g, maximum diameter 25.5mm, die axis 180
o, 1st issue as caesar, 244 - 245 A.D.; obverse M IOYΛ ΦIΛIΠΠOC K, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front; reverse TPIΠOΛEITΩN, Demeter standing half left, head left, wearing long chiton and peplos, stalks of grain and poppy in right hand, flaming long torch in left hand; ex Savoca auction blue 11 (27 Oct 2018), lot 1220; zero sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades;
rare;
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