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Coin ID #4126

Saitta (AD 198-209) AE 40 - Geta, as Caesar

Geta, as Caesar, 198-209 AD. AE40 (31.05g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / ΕΠΙ CΟC CΑΡ−ΙΚΛΕΟΥC ΑΠXΟΝ Α, CΑΙΤΤΗ/ΩΝ, Herakles slaying Geryon. Fine, dark green patina, numerous pits, fields smoothed, some details strengthened. Apparently unique. Drewry Coll.; Ex Mabbott Coll. (Schulman, 6/1969), lot 1831; Rhousopoulos Coll. (Hirsch Auktion XIII, 5/1905), lot 4063.

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Filename:136145.jpg
City/Mint name:Saitta
Rating (6 votes):22222
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:Voegtli pg. 37, 6b (this coin) BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock –
Valuation:CNG Elec. Auc. 136 (3/2006), lot 145 ($431)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:81 KiB
Date added:Jan 06, 2007
Dimensions:750 x 388 pixels
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Helvetica   [Apr 13, 2014 at 03:44 PM]
One sold in the Mabbott Coll. sale, lot 1831; another sold in the Rhousopoulos Coll. sale, lot 4063

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