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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1138. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. CILICIA, Tarsus. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. AR 
                                Tetradrachm (8.74 gm, 11h). Countermarked under 
                                Caracalla, 215-217 AD. BID Estimate $300  

                              CILICIA, Tarsus. Hadrian. 117-138 AD. AR 
                              Tetradrachm (8.74 gm, 11h). Countermarked under 
                              Caracalla, 215-217 AD. Laureate head right / 
                              MH-TROPOLEwC, TAR/CEwN in two lines to left, Tyche 
                              of Tarsus seated left, holding palm; river-god 
                              Cydnus swimming left below; c/m: laureate head of 
                              Caracalla right, A-M-K around bottom of bust; all 
                              within incuse oval. For coin: Prieur 759; SNG 
                              Levante -; SNG France 1405-1406; for c/m: Howgego 
                              843; Prieur 777. VF, toned, roughness on obverse. 
                              Extremely rare. ($300)

                              From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Coin 
                              Galleries 29 (25 November 1969), lot 1102.

                              The acronym AMK, in the counterstamp, stands for 
                              Prwth Megisth Kallisth (First, Greatest, Most 
                              Beautiful- with the Greek letter A representing 
                              the ordinal number), epithets granted to the city 
                              upon Caracalla's arrival there in 215 AD.


High bid of $450, $517.5 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €364.5, £247.5, C$562.5, A$585, on June 8, 2005.

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