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| Salonina (AD 253-268). Cilicia. Tarsos Æ28 / Artemis |
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Attribution: RIC X 60637
Date: AD 253-268
Obverse: ΚΟΡΝΗΛΙΑΝ Ϲ-ΑΛΩΝΙΝΑΝ, draped bust right, wearing stephane, crescent behind shoulders
Reverse: ΤΑΡϹΟV Μ-ΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ, Artemis standing left with crescent on shoulders, holding long torch; A/M/K in left field, Γ/Γ in right field
Size: 28.08mm
Weight: 10.72 grams
Rarity:  6
Description: VF. Dating to the third neocorate. From Wikipedia: The neocorate was a sacral office...associated with the custody of a temple. Under the Roman Empire, the neocorate became a distinction awarded to cities that had built temples to the emperors or had established cults of members of the Imperial family.
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