Astarte S.A. > Auction 23 | Auction date: 28 October 2024 |
Lot number: 283 Price realized: 180 CHF (Approx. 208 USD / 192 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Egypt. Alexandria. Galba, 68-69. Diobol (Bronze, 25.70 mm, 11.36 g). Dated RY 2 (= 68/9). ΣΕΡΟΥΙ ΓΑΛΒΑ ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ Laureate head right. Rev. Draped bust of Isis right; LB (date) in right field. Geissen 241-242. Dattari 320. BMC 202-203. RPC I, 5351. Milne 356. Emmett 179. Cf. Staffieri, AIN, n. 21-25. Dark patina. Very Fine. Ex Wetterström Collection, CNA XIII, 04.12.1990, lot 9. Ex CNG XXV, 24.03.1993, lot 917. An excellent specimen with a quality physiognomic portrait of the rare bronze Galba's coinage, issued only in the four months of his second Alexandrian year of reign. Uniform intact brown patina. Starting price: 100 CHF |