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Obolos 15

24 May 2020
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Starting Price: 50 CHF
Hammer Price:  55 CHF
Lot 612

LYDIA. Tripolis. Time of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, 161-169. Diassarion (Bronze, 24 mm, 8.66 g, 6 h). ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙ-ΤΩΝ Draped bust of Artemis to left, carrying quiver over her back shoulder; bow at her left. Rev. ΤΡΙΠOΛΕΙΤΩΝ Nude Apollo standing facing, head turned to left, holding laurel-branch and bow. BMC 9. RPC online 1642. SNG Copenhagen 717. Struck from finely engraved dies; scarce. Some deposits, otherwise, very fine.



Could this bust of Artemis be actually a disguised portrait of Faustina II? The bust left and the hairstyle both have affinities with busts of the empress.

Online bidding closes: 24 May 2020, 20:06:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 20 Apr 2024, 14:16:53 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:55 CHF by MailBidder4147 (2 bids)
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