CNG 84, Lot: 859. Estimate $750. Sold for $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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GALATIA, Koinon of Galatia. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ (25mm, 12.58 g, 1h). M. Hirrius Fronto Neratius Pansa,
legatus. Struck AD 77-79. AYTOKPA TITOΣ KAI ΣEBAΣTOΣ, laureate head right / Bull standing right, head facing. RPC II 1617 var. (obv. legend); SNG Copenhagen -. Good VF, attractive tan-brown patina.
RPC II notes that all coins of the Koinon of Galatia are extremely rare under the Flavians. The authors cite only a single specimen for type 1617, and an entirety of seven for the Koinon during the period in question.