Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 230 | Auction date: 24 March 2010 |
Lot number: 207 | |
Lot description: Roman Provincial PHRYGIA, Ceretapa. Marcus Aurelius. As Caesar, AD 139-161. Æ 38mm (25.65 g, 12h). Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles standing right, leaning on club, with lion’s skin over arm, receiving eagle from Zeus Laodikeos standing left, holding scepter. SNG von Aulock 8392 = von Aulock, Phrygiens 487 (same dies). VF, grayish-green patina under earthen deposits, some cleaning scratches, mostly on the reverse. Extremely rare, only one specimen cited by von Aulock. Estimate: $250 |