Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 115 | Auction date: 25 May 2005 |
Lot number: 223 | |
Lot description: Roman Provincial PONTUS, Neocaesarea. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 26mm (15.77 gm). Dated CY 178 (241/242 AD). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / KOI ΠONT MH [N-EOKAICA]PI, [ET] POH (date) in exergue, agonistic urn with two palms set on table, palm below. Cf. BMC Pontus 13; Waddington 53; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 109. Fine/VF, greenish-brown patina. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Estimate: $75 |