Triton XVI, Lot: 1210. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Contorniates. Late 4th century AD. Æ (39mm, 31.53 g, 11h).
In the name of Trajan. TRAIANVS • AVG • COS • IIII • P • P •, laureate head right; engraved palm frond to right / Stag advancing right, being brought down from underneath by hound; behind, rocky outcropping surmounted by tree; to upper left, second hound chasing down hare advancing right; all within walled park with flora interspersed. Alföldi,
Kontorniat 315 and pl. 128, 11 (same dies). VF, attractive green patina.