4423
CNG Auction #21
Lot Number: 61442
Final Sale Price: $1,155.00
Denomination: 22mm
Reference: AC 244; Saryan, NumCirc May 1991, pg.112

  Armenia. 1st Century AD. Æ 22mm (9.43 gm). Armenian tiara flanked by D and star /
  Horse standing right. AC 244; Saryan, NumCirc May 1991, pg.112. Nice VF, dark green
  and earthen patina. Estimate $300.

  Other than the clear Armenian references in the devices, there is no clue to the
  origin of these enigmatic pieces. The meaningless legends and the mixture of Greek
  and Latin letters (on the last of the listed pieces the R in place of P is absolutely
  clear) suggests a date sometime in the 1st century AD or even later, with perhaps
  some relationship to the tessera of Ephesos with similar nonsensical legends.

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