Details
LOT 3212
Cilicia, Tarsos AE 23mm. Circa 164-27 BC.
Turretted head of Tyche to right; c/m: bow in bow case within incuse rectangle / TAPΣEΩN, Zeus seated to left and holding sceptre; two(?) monograms to right. Cf. SNG BnF 1289; cf. SNG Levante 918-923. Near Very Fine.(9.37gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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