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Obolos 17

20 December 2020
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RPC IV Plate Coin

Starting Price: 100 CHF
Hammer Price:  300 CHF
Lot 541

SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Antonius Pius, 138-161. Diassarion (Bronze, 23 mm, 12.99 g, 11 h). ΑYΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΤ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC CEΒ EYCEΒ Laureate head of Antoninus Pius to right. Rev. ΔΑΜΑCΚΗΝΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛEΩC Turreted and draped bust of Tyche of Damascus to left, with small cornucopia at her right. BMC 10. De Saulcy 38, no. 2. Rosenberger 17. RPC IV Online 6285 (this coin). Amongst the best known examples. Rare with natural earthen highlights (as compared to the unnatural ones stuck on with glue so often seen today). About very fine.

From the Brett Telford Collection, USA.

Online bidding closes: 20 Dec 2020, 19:30:30 CET Current Date & Time: 27 Apr 2024, 00:12:04 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:300 CHF by MailBidder2339 (6 bids)
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