CILICIA, Corycus. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (32mm, 14.53 g, 1h). Near VF.Electronic Auction 574 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CILICIA, Corycus. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (32mm, 14.53 g, 1h). AYT KAIC Λ CEΠ CEYH ΠЄPT CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / KΩPYKIΩTΩN AYTONOMΩN, Aphrodite Euploia standing left on forepart of prow, holding apluster and scepter. SNG BN –; SNG Levante –; Mionnet, Suppl. VI, p. 205, 223. Red-brown patina with green highlights. Near VF. Extremely rare and the third known; see Berk BBS 178, lot 133 for the other sold specimen (hammer $600 in 2012). |