Syria, Antioch, Claudius
75,00 €
Description
Syria, Antioch, Claudius (41 – 54 AD). Laureate head right; countermarks: 1. Minerva standing right 2. head of emperor right 3. Tyche or Victory standing left / SC within wreath.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE26 |
| Weight [g]: | 12,12 |
| Grade: | F (c/m: VF)/- |
| Attribution: | RPC I 4279, c/m: 1.Howgego 245 2.Howgego 32 (?) 3. ? |
| Commentary: | clear countermarks, dark brown patina |
Historical Context
Countermarks were the way to assign new denomination to the coin, to legalize the circulation of external coinage in the local area or to validate the worn coins.
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