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RPC 1606 Titus
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Æ20, 6.57g
Lystra (Lycaonia) mint, 79-81 AD
Obv: IMP T CAE AVG VESPA; Head of Titus, laureate, l.
Rev: COL I(V)L LVS; Helmeted bust of Athena, l., two spears over shoulder
RPC 1606 (2 spec.).
Acquired from Forvm, September 2021.
The colony of Lystra was located south east of lake Beysehir in Galatia-Cappadocia. According to RPC II, it was remote and located far from the major trading routes and never gained any importance. It struck a small issue under Augustus and later under Titus. The coinage was for local circulation, which would explain its extreme rarity today.
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