Naville Numismatics Ltd. > Auction 87Auction date: 11 February 2024
Lot number: 262

Price realized: 700 GBP   (Approx. 882 USD / 820 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


Crete, Koinon Titus Caesar, 70-79. Bronze circa 77, Æ 31.70 mm., 23.11 g.
Laureate head r. Rev. ΖΕΥΣ ΚΡΗΤΑΓΕΝΗΣ Zeus standing, r., hurling thunderbolt; stars in field to l. and r.. RPC II 15. Svoronos 45.

Only three specimens mentioned in RPC and none in coin-archives, attractive brown-green patina and Very Fine/About Very Fine.

Apparently the only specimen in private hands.

The figure of Zeus Cretagenes is a god of universal power but of Chthonic origin.

Starting price: 50 GBP