| Nomos AG > obolos 31 | Auction date: 21 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 515 Price realized: 50 CHF (Approx. 55 USD / 51 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Hieropolis. Trajan, 98-117. (Bronze, 26 mm, 14.87 g, 12 h), commemorating the Festival of Atargatis/Astarte in Hieropolis. ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ Ν[ΕΡΟΥ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΡΙϹΤ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑ] Laureate head of Trajan to right, with slight drapery on his left shoulder. Rev. ΘΕΑϹ ϹΥΡΙΑ/Ϲ ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΕΙ/Α all within a laurel wreath tied at the bottom and closed with a medallion at the top. BMC 4. Butcher 7. RPC III, 3449. SNG Copenhagen 50. Scarce issue. Some corrosion, otherwise, nearly very fine. The inscription on the reverse of this coin refers to the Goddess of Syria (Atargatis/Astarte), whose temple was in Hieropolis/Bambyce. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
