Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 445. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008.  Sold For $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of THRACE. Rhoemetalces III, with Gaius (Caligula). Circa AD 38-46. Æ 29mm (22.69 g, 12h). Struck AD 38-41. GAIW KAISAR[I G]ERMANIKW [SE]BASTW, laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) left / BASILE US ROIMHTALKAS KOTUWS, Gaius seated left on curule chair, presenting diadem in right hand to Rhoemetalces, standing right, cradling spear in left arm and receiving diadem in right hand. RPC I 1722; Youroukova 212-3 = Mouchmov 5804; BMC 1-2; SNG Copenhagen -. VF, dark green patina, minor roughness, small ancient scrape at base of neck on portrait. Very rare.