Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 531 | Auction date: 25 January 2023 |
Lot number: 521 | |
Lot description: THRACE, Philippopolis. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ (31mm, 21.43 g, 6h). M. Antonius Zeno, legatus Augusti pro praetore Thraciae. Struck AD 142-144. Bareheaded bust right, slight drapery / River-god Hebrus reclining left, holding grain ears and cornucopia, resting on rock from which water flows. Varbanov, Philippopolis VI.4.3; Mouchmov, Philippopolis –; RPC IV.1 Online 7633 corr. (obv. drapery); Varbanov –. Blue-green patina, slight roughness. VF. Extremely rare; three known to Varbanov, one in RPC. This is the finest of the five known specimens and the only one to show the drapery clearly on the obverse. From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Estimate: 300 USD |