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Thunderbolt and eagle
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CILICIA. Diocaesarea. Septimius Severus. Æ 33. A.D. 193-211. Obv: (AYTOKPKAICΛCEΠTICEOYHPOC)Π-EPCEB. Laureate bust right; 2 countermarks, both before face. Obv: (AΔPIANΩNΔI)-OKAICAPEWN. Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia . Ref: BMC 8. Axis: 30°. Weight: 20.27 g. CM (1): Winged thunderbolt, in oval punch, 4 x 5.5 mm. Howgego 469 (39 pcs). CM (2): Eagle to front, head left, in oval punch, 5 x 7.5 mm. Howgego 337 (43 pcs). Note: The two countermarks were both cult objects of Zeus and were applied together, apparently not on coins struck later than the reign of Septimius Severus. Collection Automan.
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