Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 55 | Auction date: 13 September 2000 |
Lot number: 950 | |
Lot description: BITHYNIA, Tium. Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus. Æ 30mm (14.37 gm). Diademed and draped bust of Maesa right, holding grain ear in right hand, left hand extended holding poppy / EICAIΩNATO-KPATOC, TEIANOI, Julia Paula (?), Maesa and Elagabalus sacrificing over tripod. Cf. Waddington pl. cx, 5 (same obverse die, different reverse type); cf. Kraft pl. 101, 18 (same). Near VF, green patina, some light smoothing in fields. Unpublished variety with a very rare obverse type. ($300) |