Watch List notes:

CILICIA. Mopsouestia-Mopsos. Claudius, 41-54. Diassarion (Bronze, 25 mm, 10.41 g, 12 h), CY 5 = 49/50?. TIBЄPIOC KΛΑΥΔΙΟC KAICAP Bare head of Claudius to right. Rev. KAIC/APEΩ[Ν] - ETOYC E Tyche seated right on rocks, holding grain ears in her right hand; below, river-god swimming right. RPC I 4086. SNG von Aulock 6350 corr. (Caesarea in Cappadocia). Beautiful green patina. Minor flan faults, otherwise, good very fine.


This issue has variously been attributed to a Caesarea in Cappadocia, Cilicia and Syria. Recently, Tahberer (in NC 175 (2015), pp. 47-55) has argued that these coins should be attributed to Mopsus instead, which, for unknown reasons, renamed itself to Caesarea between 45/6 and 50/1.