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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2715156, member: 82549&quot;]I received this coin in a bulk lot that I won in a recent auction, and I have some questions, (despite the nice notes that came with it). Here&#039;s a photo:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]613873[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the information that came with the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;Caracalla</i></p><p><i>AE24</i></p><p><i>Prize basket for Asklepeia Soteria on table with 3 rows of dots below</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Obv: ANTΩONINOC [AYΓOY] CTOC</i></p><p><i>Rev: MHTPO ANKYPAC IΣOΠYΘ/IA</i></p><p><i>(similar to Pythian games) Ancyra Galatia games around 217 AD&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone confirm that this coin is from Ankyra in Galatia? </p><p>Is there a reference for this coin that I can use to verify the obverse and reverse inscription and the reverse image? </p><p>Finally, does anyone know what the significance of the letters <i>IΣOΠYΘ/IA </i>[Isopithia? Isoputhia?], assuming that they are accurate?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any additional information that you can provide.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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