Fine Style Phocaea Medallion

Extremely Rare

274, Lot: 273. Estimate $600. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Phocaea. Faustina Junior. Augusta, AD 147-175. Æ Medallion (36mm, 30.02 g, 12h). Attalos, magistrate. ΦAVCTINA CEBACTH, draped bust left / ATTAΛOC ΦΩKAIEVCIN ANEΘHKE, Faustina standing facing, head turned right, holding child, other children standing at feet. BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Munich -; RPC Online -; Mionnet VI, 1341 (valued at 150 fr. in 1833). Near VF, dark brown patina. Remnants of solder, or more likely, silvering on reverse. Extremely rare and of fine style.

A highly interesting medallion, from the same series as RPC temp. no. 3310 (see link below). The reverse legend records that Attalos issued the medallions at his own expense.

http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3310/?search&stype=ident&od=&rd=&rd_b=or&ri=&m=&d=&c_id-0=phoc&ri_ns=&c=&od_b=or&od_ft=&rd_ft=&rno=2