439, Lot: 246. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CAPPADOCIA, Tyana. Legio XV Apollinaris. Æ (19mm, 7.95 g). Countermark applied late 2nd century AD. LX(V A) in rectangular countermark on a Cappadocian bronze of Antoninus Pius. Howgego 741. Host Fine, c/m VF, green patina. Rare.

From the Richard Baker Collection.

This specimen confirms the reading and attribution to Legio XV Apollinaris, as the bar on the final ligate letter is clear.