153, Lot: 134. Estimate $150. Sold for $197. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MYSIA, Pergamum. Sabina. Augusta, AD 128-136/7. Æ 20mm (5.54 g). Draped bust right / Coronis, the mother of Aesclepius, standing facing, arms crossed over her chest. SNG von Aulock 1399. VF, green patina, a little rough.

Coronis, the daughter of a king of Boeotia, had a dalliance with the god Apollo, but chose to marry a mortal, Iskyos. The jealous god slew Coronis, but their yet-unborn son Aesclepius was rescued from the funeral pyre and given to Cheiron to raise.