LYDIA, Dioshieron. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (39mm, 31.39 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 164-165. Fair.

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Roman Provincial, Bronze

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LYDIA, Dioshieron. Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (39mm, 31.39 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 164-165. Bareheaded and cuirassed bust left, seen from behind; cms: two laureate busts of Caracalla / Apollo Tyrimnaios in galloping quadriga left, wearing radiate crown, holding laurel branch and double axe; below horses, river-god Lykos reclining left, holding reed and resting on urn. Hochard –; Kurth 206; RPC VI.2 11372.1 (this coin). For cms: Howgego 93. Brown patina, areas of slight roughness, some obverse scratches. Fair. Very rare, only three in RPC including this coin.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Naville Numismatics 37 (28 January 2018), lot 207; Naville Numismatics 24 (17 September 2016), lot 328.


Closing Date and Time: 3 January 2024 at 11:34:40 ET.

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