408, Lot: 307. Estimate $300. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ (23mm, 9.38 g, 6h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Hercules standing left, holding club and lion’s skin. Jurukova,
Hadrianople 420 var.; Varbanov 3683 var. VF, dark green patina, minor cleaning marks. Possibly an unpublished variant.
The obverse die is the same as Jurukova’s V212, which is unlisted for the Hercules type. Only coins with Hercules standing left, with head right, are recorded in the die study.