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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     591748      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     CILICIA City:     Hieropolis Castabala Issuer:     Augustus Date Ruled:     27 - 14 BC-AD Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 15 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     27 -14 BC-AD Diameter:     15 mm Weight:     2.85 g Obverse Legend:     [Φ]ABIOΣ MAΞIMOΣ Obverse Description:     Bare head of Fabius Maximus right Reverse Legend:     IEΡΑΠΟ/ΛΣΙΤΩΝ/ΔΡΥAΣ Reverse Description:     Legend in three lines within wreath Primary Reference:     RPC I 2941 (same dies as plated specimen) Reference2:     AMC 1386 Reference3:     Grant, FITA pg. 387 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=16447 Grade:     VF, brown patina with earthen highlights Notes:     Sale: Triton V, Lot: 1748 Extremely rare, only four specimens recorded in RPC Fabius Maximus was related to Augustus by marriage and thus belonged to the emperor’s inner circle of friends and confidents, i.e., amici principis. This coinage, unusual in that it portrays the proconsul rather than the emperor on the obverse, propagandizes the amicitia between the proconsul and the emperor.

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