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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 610 | Auction date: 3 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 652 Price realized: 375 USD (Approx. 322 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: PHRYGIA, Otrus. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ (24.5mm, 7.11 g, 6h). Alexandros, asiarch. Bareheaded and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Otreus standing left, head right, with right foot on prow, extending right hand and holding spear in left. von Aulock, Phrygiens 838; RPC V.2 Online 1177 (this coin cited). Earthen green patina, light porosity and scratches. Good Fine. From the Dr. Mark Staal Collection. Ex Numismatik Naumann 55 (2 July 2017), lot 507. Otreus, an aide to Mygdon, king of Phrygia, and King Priam of Troy, lead a force of Phrygians against the Amazons a generation prior to the battle of Troy. Priam mentions this to Helen of Troy in Book 3 of the Iliad: Ere now have I journeyed to the land of Phrygia, rich in vines, and there I saw in multitudes the Phrygian warriors, masters of glancing steeds, even the people of Otreus and godlike Mygdon, that were then encamped along the banks of Sangarius. For I, too, being their ally, was numbered among them on the day when the Amazons came, the peers of men. -Homer. Iliad, Book 3, line 186. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
