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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 284 | Auction date: 8 August 2012 |
| Lot number: 154 | |
| Lot description: Roman Provincial IONIA, Ephesus. Hadrian. AD 117-138. Æ (37mm, 24.30 g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right wearing aegis / Cult statue of Diana of Ephesus within ornate octostyle temple. BMC 224; SNG Copenhagen 387 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock -. Good Fine, dark greenish-brown patina, cleaning scratches. Slight traces of silvering on the reverse. From the R. D. Frederick Collection. The light silvering on this specimen and a specimen that appeared in Stack’s (11 January 2010, lot 267), suggests that this was perhaps a medallic or commemorative issue, possibly struck on the occasion of Hadrian’s visit to Ephesos in AD 129 Estimate: $200 |  |
