Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 46 17 May 2023
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CILICIA. Mopsouestia-Mopsos (as Caesarea). Claudius. A.D. 41-54. Æ. 5.99 gm. 19 mm. Dated year 3 (struck A.D. 45-51). His laureate head right; KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP / Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right; Γ (date) to left; ЄTOYC KAICAPЄΩΝ. B. Tahberer, "A Series of Coins from an Uncertain Caesarea," in NC 175 (2015), type 1, pp. 47-55 (for attribution to Mopsouestia-Mopsos). RPC I 4084 (as Uncertain Caesarea). Extremely Fine; dark green patina with slight earthen highlights; exceptionally well centered and deeply struck (NGC graded Ch XF Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5). Fine style. Choice and Rare.