Rare Depiction of Priapus

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1061. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MYSIA, Lampsacus. Augustus. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ 16mm (2.49 g, 6h). Laureate head right; lituus to right / Priapus standing left. RPC I 2276; SNG France 1263. VF, black-green patina with light green overtones. Extremely rare, only five specimens recorded, four of which are in a public collection.