Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 114 | Auction date: 23 November 2023 |
Lot number: 772 Price realized: 180 GBP (Approx. 224 USD / 206 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Caracalla Æ 27mm of Isaura, Cilicia. AD 205-209. AY K M AY ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, breastplate decorated with gorgoneion / MHTPOΠOΛЄ[ΩC ICA]YPΩN, laureate and draped male bust set to right on column with a Corinthian capital; all within tetrastyle temple with arched pediment. SNG Levante 263 var. (same obv. die, but differing rev. legend arrangement); SNG BnF 497 var. (same); SNG von Aulock 5412 var. (male bust turned to left); Roma XXII, 524 (same dies, hammer: 1,300 GBP). 7.73g, 27mm, 7h. Extremely Fine. Rare. From the Roman Provincial Images Collection. Levante describes the reverse bust as Septimius Severus, but the prominence of Hercules in the city's pantheon makes him the more likely object of a cult temple. Estimate: 100 GBP |