Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 162 | Auction date: 11 April 2007 |
Lot number: 261 | |
Lot description: Roman Provincial SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Cyrrhus. Philip II. AD 247-249. Æ 29mm (14.62 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔIOC-KA-TEB-ATOV, KVPHCTWN in exergue, Hexastyle temple of Zeus Kataibates, within which is the god seated facing, holding a thunderbolt and sceptre, eagle at his feet; above temple, ram leaping left, head right. BMC Galatia pg. 137, 34; SNG Copenhagen 49 ("Philip I"); SNG München 505. VF, black patina. some earthen highlights, light roughness. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Estimate: $75 |