RP96724. Brass Protocontorniate, GRPC Lydia 50 (1 specimen = SNG Cop 552), RPC Online IV.2 T1437 (same), SNG Cop 552, aF, corrosion, hammered rims, Silandus (near Selendi, Turkey) mint, weight 4.072g, maximum diameter 17.7mm, die axis 0
o, c. 152 - 176 A.D.; obverse draped bust of Faustina II right; reverse Demeter standing slightly left, veiled, head left, poppy and ears of grain in right hand, long torch in left hand;
GRPC Lydia and RPC Online both identify the only other specimen known to them (SNG Cop 552);
extremely rare;
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