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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 123 | Auction date: 23 May 2023 |
| Lot number: 394 | |
| Lot description: CARIA, Trapezopolis. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ (30.5mm, 16.20 g, 6h). Ti. Fla. Max. Lysias, archon. Struck mid 120's AD. AY KAI TPA AΔPIANOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, aegis on shoulder, seen from the front / ΔIA T Φ MAΞ ΛYCIOYYIΘY ΠOΛЄΩN TPAΠЄZOΠOΛITΩN, The Capitoline Triad: Zeus Lydios, holding eagle and scepter, standing left between Hera to left, holding scepter and patera, and Athena to right, holding olive branch, spear, and shield. Unpublished in the standard references. Green-brown patina, roughness. VF. Extremely rare, unpublished. The Capitoline Triad–Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva–are depicted here holding their various symbolic implements. Though appearing infrequently on Roman coinage, the Triad remained at the center of Roman religion until it was replaced by Christianity. Estimate: 300 USD |  |
