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| Stack's (pre-Feb 2011) > Coin Galleries April 2010 | Auction date: 28 April 2010 |
| Lot number: 281 | |
| Lot description: PISIDIA. Sagalassus. Claudius II Gothicus, A.D. 268-270. Æ Decassarion. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Claudius II right; in right field, denominational mark (I); c/m: eagle standing facing, head left, holding wreath in beak within circular incuse. Rv. Emperor (as Alexander the Great?) on horseback charging right, raising spear to strike enemy standing to right before him, with arm raised in defense and holding spear. 15.40 grams. SNG BN -. SNG von Aulock -. Howgego 335. Minor roughness. Earthen green patina. Nearly Very Fine. (150-200) The exact type exists for Claudius II but with the sole addition of the figure of Zeus watching over the reverse scene (e.g., SNG BN 1853). There, the figure on horseback is identified as Alexander the Great. Perhaps the equestrian figure on this coin should also be interpreted as representing Alexander, or more probably, Claudius II in the guise of Alexander. From the Estate of Cornelius C. Vermeule. |  |
