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Obolos 13

15 June 2019
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Starting Price: 35 CHF
Hammer Price:  50 CHF
Lot 522

IONIA. Smyrna. Time of Septimius Severus, 193-211. (Bronze, 15 mm, 2.56 g, 7 h), Stra.., magistrate, c. 209-211. CTPA Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus. Rev. ZMYPNAIΩN Prow right; below, prawn. BMC 198. Klose 3-5. SNG Copenhagen 1312. With a particularly naturalistic depiction of a prawn; a rare coin. Slightly rough, mainly on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.



The prawns of Smyrna were famous in antiquity: preserved ones were shipped to Rome.

Online bidding closes: 2 Jul 2019, 20:21:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 20 Apr 2024, 09:42:47 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:50 CHF by POTIDAN (3 bids)
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