Tarsos (AD 249-251) AE 33 - Trajan Decius

Trajan Decius, 249-251 AD. AE33 (21.56g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hercules standing right, leaning on club set on ox head and holding infant Telephus, who reaches for hind standing right, head left; tree behind; A M K in exergue, G B in legend. Near VF, black-green patina with dusty blue-green overtones, light overall roughness. A rare mythological type.

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City/Mint name:	Tarsos
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Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	SNG Levante 1160 (this coin)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 70 (9/2005), lot 586 ($650 + comm)
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Date added:	Sep 24, 2005
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