CNG 90, Lot: 1059. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHRYGIA, Laodicea ad Lycum. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (44mm, 51.85 g, 5h). Dated CY 88 (AD 211/2). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Laodicea enthroned left, holding a figure of Zeus Laodiceus and cornucopia; on either side, Tyche of Phrygia standing right, holding cornucopia and grain ears, and Tyche of Caria standing left, holding branch and cornucopia; above, o/T ΠH (date) across field. SNG München -; SNG von Aulock 3856; BMC 228 (coin with c/m). Good VF, dark green patina. Evidence of mounting in ancient times.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 155 (5 March 2007), lot 220 (where it realized €4000).