| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 470 Price realized: 850 USD (Approx. 779 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: LYDIA, Sardis. temp. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ Medallion (39mm, 23.24 g, 12h). Aurelius Rufinus, first archon for the second time. ACIAC ΛYΔIAC ЄΛΛAΔOC A MHTPOΠOΛIC CAPΔIC, turreted, veiled, and draped bust of the Tyche of Sardis right / ЄΠI AYP POYΦЄINOY APX A T B CAPΔIANΩN B NЄΩKOPΩN, Zeus Lydios seated left, holding Nike in right hand and scepter in left; within zodiac circle; ZЄYC ΛYΔIOC across field. Hochard 2222 (D381/R807); Kurth 340; RPC VII.1. 3 (this coin). Brown patina, roughness, smoothing, once gilt with traces remaining. Near VF. Very rare, five recorded in RPC. Ex Lanz 163 (7 December 2016), lot 435; Lanz 151 (30 June 2011), lot 857; Peus 366 (25 October 2000), lot 731; J. P. Righetti Collection, no. 275. A popular Zodiac reverse type. Lorber summarized the type as "...a symbolic map of the cosmos. Zeus, chief of the gods, is the central figure... Surrounding this scene is a broad band containing the twelve signs of the zodiac. The entire design reflects the common belief of third-century Romans that their lives were shaped by higher powers. This schema and variations on it were employed by numerous mints for different emperors from the mid-second through the mid-third centuries." Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
