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CLAUDIUS
Æ 25 (9.20gm) Perinthus, c. 54-59 A.D.
Laureate
head of Nero right / Cult statue of Samian Hera right. RPC 1751.
Perinthus was
a colony of Samos, founded in the sixth century B.C. The reverse
type of this coin honors the principal goddess of Samos, whose cult
was introduced to Perinthus by its founders. Glossy dark green patina
with touches of red.
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