117, Lot: 119. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PONTUS, Amasia. Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Æ 33mm (23.54 g). Dated CY 234 (232 AD). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right /
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P, altar of Zeus Stratios surmounted by eagle standing right, above which Helios in facing quadriga; tree to left of altar,
E[T] CLD (date) across field. RG pg. 41, 104 var. (date); BMC Pontus etc. pg. 12, 39 var. (date); SNG Copenhagen 118. Fine, green and brown patina.
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.