160, Lot: 199. Estimate $75. Sold for $92. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IONIA, Smyrna, in alliance with Athens. Commodus. AD 177-198. Æ 30mm (10.85 g). Struck circa AD 182-185. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / OMO CMVP A-
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LEI/DOV in exergue, Nemesis of Smyrna standing right, facing Athena who stands left and holds a patera. Klose 22 (V13/R22); Franke-Nolle 2079 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 2246 var. Fine, dark brown patina, rough surfaces.
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.