LYDIA, Hierocaesarea. temp. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (32mm, 16.04 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 169-177. VF.

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Lot: 573. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LYDIA, Hierocaesarea. temp. Marcus Aurelius. AD 161-180. Æ (32mm, 16.04 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 169-177. Diademed bust of youthful Demos right, traces of drapery / Artemis, drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow, standing right in biga of stags galloping right; two flowers or tufts of grass on ground line. Hochard 674 (D65-R89); Kurth 52; RPC IV.2 Online 1279.2 (this coin). Brown and green surfaces, area of roughness on cheek. VF. Extremely rare, only this coin in CoinArchives.

Ex Toliver Besson Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 115, 16 September 2020), lot 433; Classical Numismatic Group 108 (16 May 2018), lot 454; Triskeles 15/VAuctions 318 (15 December 2015), lot 199; Gorny 97 (11 October 1999), lot 778.


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 13:10:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.