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Campania, Suessa Aurunca. Circa 265-240 BC.
AR Nomos (7.23 g, 5h).
Laureate head of Apollo right
Dioscouros, holding filleted palm frond, riding left, accompanied by second horse in backround.
HN Italy 447; SNG ANS -; SNG France 1154 = De Luynes 204 = Sambon 863 (same dies).
EF, attractively toned. Well centered and perfectly struck from dies of fine style.
Considered the finest known coin of Suessa Aurunca.
Ex Numismatica Genevensis IV (11 December 2006), lot 7; Leu 42 (12 May 1987), lot 137.
Suessa was a Latin colony, founded in 313 and is now the modern Sessa Aurunca. There are only a few ancient ruins to be seen there, in fact, the most important remains of the ancient city are its coins!
Source http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=146595
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