Perge (AD 270-275) AE 27 - Aurelian

Aurelian, 270-275 AD. AE27 - 10 Assaria (14.06g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; I before / Cult statue of Artemis of Perga, flanked by star and crescent, within distyle temple; Î” in pediment. VF, dark grayish-green patina with some earthen highlights. Rare.

By the time of Aurelian, the minting of provincial bronzes had all but ceased outside of Alexandria, being limited to a handful of mints in Pisidia and Pamphylia. Under Aurelian's successor Tacitus, almost 300 years of the minting of provincial bronze coinages comes to an end with a final issue from Perga.

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Filename:	20~0.jpg
City/Mint name:	Perge
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	SNG France 616 (same obverse die)
Valuation:	Auction 231 (7/2009), lot 57 ($190 + comm)
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Date added:	Jan 12, 2013
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