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Obolos 11

8 December 2018
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Extremely rare and possibly the best example

Starting Price: 200 CHF
Hammer Price:  1500 CHF
Lot 460

SYRIA, Decapolis. Nysa-Scythopolis. Marcus Licinius Crassus, Proconsul, 54-53 BCE. (Bronze, 21 mm, 7.13 g, 12 h), year 10 = 54 BCE. Bare male head to right, either of the previous governor, Gabinius, or, very possibly, that of M.Licinius Crassus. Rev. ΓAB NY / L I / Λ Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding cantharus and leaning on thyrsus. Barkay 5. DCA 593. HGC 10, 388. Rosenberger 3. RPC I 4827. A very rare and historically important issue with both an unusually clear portrait and readable inscriptions. Possibly the best available example. Good very fine.

Struck shortly before the catastrophic campaign of Crassus against the Parthians, during which he lost his life.

Online bidding closes: 8 Dec 2018, 19:50:00 CET Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 13:23:21 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1500 CHF by jackcan (14 bids)
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