Mylasa (AD 117-138) Cistophoric Tetradrachm - Hadrian

Hadrian, 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.92g, 7h). Mylasa mint. Struck after 128 AD. Bare bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Cult statue of Jupiter (Zeus) Labraundeus. VF, toned, minor porosity. Overstruck on a cistophorus of Augustus. Hardy Coll.; Ex Niggeler Coll. (Bank Leu/MÃ¼nzen und Medaillen, 12/1965), lot 1259; Trau Coll. (Gilhofer & Ranschburg - A. Hess, 5/1935), lot 1101.

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Filename:	691605.jpg
City/Mint name:	Mylasa
Keywords:	silver / roman
References:	RIC III 496; Metcalf, Cistophori 39, 86a (O4/R5 -- this coin); RSC 276a
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 69 (6/2005), lot 1605 ($395 + comm)
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Filesize:	42 KiB
Date added:	Sep 05, 2010
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