CILICIA, Tarsus. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ (36mm, 22.36 g, 12h). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 458.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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CILICIA, Tarsus. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ (36mm, 22.36 g, 12h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles standing right, holding club resting on bull’s head, lion skin, and the infant Telephus, who leans forward to pet a deer; tree with birds in background. RPC VI Online 7107.18 = SNG Levante 1098 (this coin); SNG BN 1613. Brown and green surfaces, light roughness. Near VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 66 (19 May 2004), lot 1198.

This charming reverse design depicting Herakles and his son Telephus derives from a 4th century BC Greek sculpture. Roman copies of this work survive, the finest of which is housed in the Louvre.

Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 12:32:20 ET.

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