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| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 86 | Auction date: 8 July 2021 |
| Lot number: 738 | |
| Lot description: Elagabalus Æ 30mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AD 219. AYT K M AYP ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and round shield decorated with head of Medusa / MHTPOΠΟΛEΩC ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛEΩC, two naked boxers sparring: one stands to right punching with left fist, which is blocked with both hands by his opponent standing to left; NEOKOPOV in two lines in exergue. Unpublished rev. type, for obv. cf. I. Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis II, Bourgas 2019, XVII.39.1 (same die); for single boxer punching to right cf. Varbanov XVII.18.7.3. 15.07g, 30mm, 7h. Near Very Fine. Unpublished, and possibly unique. From a private European collection. This otherwise unknown reverse type celebrates Philippopolis' traditional sports games in honour of the patron god of the city: Apollo Kedrisian. The games were held on the occasion of the Imperial visit of AD 219 and the assignation of the title of neokoros to the city itself. Estimate: 100 GBP |  |
