160, Lot: 162. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BITHYNIA, Nicomedia. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ 29mm (13.26 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind /
NI-KO-MH-DE-W-N, DIC
NEWKO-RWN, octastyle temple. RG pg. 547, 245 var. (radiate); BMC Pontus pg. 188, 51 var. (spacing of ethnic); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 774 var. (same). Near VF, dark brown patina under bluish-green encrustation, some roughness.
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.