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Winged caduceus and Δ
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SARMATIA. Olbia. Civic. Æ 25. Time of the Flavians to circa A.D. 170 (likely late in that period). Obv: (O)Λ(BIOΠO) or similar. Laureate head of Apollo right; 2 countermarks, both on bust. Rev: OΛB or similar (?). Sea-eagle with spread wings, standing right on fish. Ref: BMC 18; Anokhin 379. Axis: 180°. Weight: 7.71 g. CM(1): Winged caduceus, in oval punch, 5 x 10 mm. Howgego 390 (102 pcs). CM(2): Δ in shaped punch, 8 x 8 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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