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11 October 2020
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Starting Price: 100 CHF
Hammer Price:  210 CHF
Lot 510

THRACE. Philippopolis. Caracalla, 198-217. (Bronze, 28 mm, 15.09 g, 6 h). AVT K M AVPH AN-TΩNEINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed heroic bust of Caracalla to left, holding in right hand spear, and in left, ornate shield. Rev. M-HTPO ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟ/ΛEΟC Nude Herakles reclining left, holding apple in right hand, club in left, on back of lion prowling to right. Varbanov 1511. An impressive type with a heroic bust of Caracalla and a fierce gaze on the lion. Very fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, ex Argenor 4, 27 April 2001, 70, Classical Numismatic Group 60, 22 May 2002, 1217, Lanz 97, 22 May 2000, 762.

Online bidding closes: 11 Oct 2020, 18:15:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 20 Apr 2024, 14:08:58 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:210 CHF by Aelius (5 bids)
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