Unpublished Abila Bronze
Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 851. Estimate $1000. Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007. Sold For $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Decapolis. Abila. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ 27mm (13.74 g, 12h). Dated CY 230 (AD 166/7). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / Tyche of Abila standing right with right foot on river-god Heiromax, holding scepter and small figure; all within central arch of tetrastyle temple façade; Nike standing on low basis in each side bay;
LC. Unpublished. VF, black-green patina with dusty beige overtones.