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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #21
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                 Lot Number: 61442
                 Estimate: $300.00
                 Final Sale Price: $1,155.00
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                 Denomination: 22mm
                 Grade: VF dark green and earthen patina
                 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.

  One of the nicest examples of this coin seen.



  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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