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Winged caduceus and Δ
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SARMATIA. Olbia. Civic. Æ 22. Time of the Flavians to circa A.D. 170 (likely late in that period). Obv: OΛB(IOΠO). Laureate head of Apollo right; 2 countermarks, both on bust. Rev: ΘEO-(B (angular, mirror image) OI) or similar. Sea-eagle with spread wings, standing right on fish. Ref: BMC 18; Anokhin 379. Axis: 360°. Weight: 4.15 g. CM(1): Winged caduceus, in oval punch, 5 x 10 mm. Howgego 390 (102 pcs). CM(2): Δ in shaped punch, 6 x 7 mm. Howgego 787 (61 pcs). Note: Countermark (2) is applied over countermark (1) and may have been applied in the 170s, although the application of countermarks probably went on for a long time. Collection Automan.
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