95, Lot: 93. Estimate $300. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
LYDIA, Hypaepa. Nero & Statilia Messalina. 54-68 AD. Æ 24mm (6.49 gm). Gaios Ioulios Hegesippos, grammateus, 66-68 AD. Confronted busts of Statilia Messalina draped and facing right, and Nero, laureate facing left / Artemis standing facing, holding stag in each hand;
G-R across fields. RPC I -; RPC I Supp. -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Lydia -. VF, brown patina under orangish earthen encrustation, a bit rough. Unpublished variety.