199, Lot: 379. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Decapolis. Gadara. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ 24mm (12.17 g, 12h). Dated CY 225 (AD 161/2). Laureate and draped bust right / Laureate bust of Hercules right, lion’s skin knotted around neck; EKC (date) in legend. Spijkerman 54; Meshorer -; SNG ANS 1317. Near VF, dark green patina with lighter earthen overtones, scrape on edge.
From the D. Alighieri Collection.