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| Spain. Iberia. Gadir (Gades) Æ27 / Rare Countermark |
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Attribution: Villaronga, ACIP 665 - R1 (without counterstamp)
Date: early 2nd Century BC
Obverse: Head of Melqart left, wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse: Two tunny fish left, countermark: CAES VAA
Size: 27.29mm
Weight: 10.84 grams
Rarity:  8
Description: Fine. The only other example I could find with this countermark was Roma Numismatics Limited e-sale 41(2 December 2017), lot 1 (sold for $431 plus fees). Ex Archer M Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.21489). Archer M Huntington (1870-1955) had scholarly connections to both the American Numismatic Society (ANS) and the Hispanic Society of America (HSA). His collection of Spanish-related coinage numbered almost 38000 coins and became the most complete collection of Spanish-related coins ever assembled outside of Spain
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