Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 2193 Price realized: 55 CHF (Approx. 63 USD / 58 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: THRACE. Philippopolis. Commodus, 177-192. Tetrassarion (Orichalcum, 30 mm, 18.40 g, 7 h), T. Suellius Marcianus, legatus Augusti pro praetore Thraciae, 177-180. ΑΥT ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡH ΚΟΜΟΔΟC Bare head of Commodus to right. Rev. ΗΓΕ COYEΛ MAPKIANOY ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Hermes standing left, holding kerykeion in his right hand; to right, column surmounted by urn containing palm branch; to left, two spears (?) and uncertain object. RPC IV.1 online 7523. Varbanov, Philippopolis, XI.6.1. Extremely rare, apparently the second known example. Somewhat rough and with minor deposits, otherwise, nearly very fine. From a European collection, formed before 2005. Starting price: 25 CHF |