177, Lot: 147. Estimate $150. Sold for $292. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THRACE, Perinthus. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. Æ Medallion (43mm, 36.29 g, 5h). Struck 218-220. [AVT] K M AVPH[Λ] ANT[ΩNE]INOC, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right / Emperor in quadriga right, Nike standing behind and crowning him with wreath, second figure to right; behind, platform surmounted by trophy and two captives. Schönert-Geiss,
Perinthos 717; Mouchmov 4611; Varbanov 4015. Fair, encrusted and porous, mount mark on reverse, rough surfaces.