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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3083 | Auction date: 24 April 2020 |
| Lot number: 32138 | |
| Lot description: Ancients PHRYGIA. Cibyra. T. Clodius Eprius Marcellus, as Legate of Lycia (AD 53-56). AE (18mm, 4.20 gm, 1h). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5. MAP-KEΛΛOC, laureate head of Marcellus right / ΚIBY-PATΩN, eagle standing facing on altar, head right, tail right. SNG von Aulock 8397 ("time of Tiberius"). RPC I 2890. Very rare with only six examples in sales archives. Marcellus was consul twice and is best known today for his prosecution of Thrasea Paetus, a critic of the emperor Nero. In AD 79, Marcellus committed suicide after being found guilty of participating in a plot against Vespasian. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-provincial/ancients-phrygia-cibyra-t-clodius-eprius-marcellus-as-legate-of-lycia-ad-53-56-ae-18mm-420-gm-1h-ngc-xf/a/3083-32138.s?type=CoinArchives3083 HID02906262019 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 500-1000 USD |  |
