CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
- Emperor:
- Pseudo-autonomous
- Denomination:
- AE24
- Composition:
- Bronze
- Date:
- 98-161 AD (Time of Trajan to the Antonines)
- Obverse:
- ΘEON CYNKΛHTON, Young, draped bust of Senate facing right
- Reverse:
- NAKΡACEΩN, Cult image of Artemis Ephesia facing between two stags
- Reference:
- SNG Copenhagen 288-289; SNG München 337; SNG Leypold 1090-1091; RPC III 1794; Walcher 2684; BMC Lydia 1-4; Weber 6853-6855; Mionnet IV, 502; SNG Righetti 1047; Lindgren I 759; SNG von Aulock -
- Size:
- 23.60mm; 5.2g, 12h
- Province:
- Lydia, Nacrassa
- Grade:
- gVF, toned, some pitting
- Provenance:
- ex Rusty Romans (ebay) 24 September 2006
Nacrasa was located around modern Bakir in North Lydia. It was originally a Seleucid stronghold. However no coinage has been identified from a times prior to it falling under Roman rule. Its coinage includes pseudo-autonomous issues (no emperor portrait) as well as Roman provincial / Greek Imperial issues.
I, Peter A. Piliouras of Ancient Coin Traders irrevocably guarantee for life to the Purchaser that this ancient coin is authentic. If this coin is deemed not to be authentic by a professional certification service, then I will refund to the Purchaser the full cost of acquiring the coin (including shipping) together with the certification fees.
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Signed: Peter Anthony Piliouras
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