153, Lot: 138. Estimate $200. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LYDIA, Tripolis. Circa 3rd century AD. Æ 19mm (4.12 g). Bust of Aesclepius right, serpent-staff before / Winged Nemesis standing left, pulling at chiton at neck and holding bridle. BMC Lydia p. 366, 18; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -. . Good VF, black patina with earthen encrustation, a little rough on edges. Artistic rendering of Asklepios.