AE25 8.40g. 25mm. Year 188 (host coin, 140/41 A.D.)
Laureate head, r.; countermark: laureate male head, r. (Antoninus Pius?)
AVTO KAI TI AILI ADRI ANTWNEINOC CEB
Turreted and draped bust of Tyche, l.; KO (?) to l., HPR (date) to r.
IOVLIEWN TWN KAI LAODIKEWN
RPC IV.3 online 8584; SNG Copenhagen 350; countermark: Howgego 113
Scarce. Brown patina.
Worn. Mild roughness.
This issue is frequently found with this countermark. Interestingly, many of the sharper, less worn examples on the market lack the countermark. Howgego states that this countermark was applied after 143/4 A.D.
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