MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Ma’nu VIII, Philoromaios, with Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 167-169. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 126
Lot: 506.
Closing Date: May 29 2024 11:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Silver

Estimate: $ 750

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MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Ma’nu VIII, Philoromaios, with Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-182. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 3.51 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 167-169. Diademed and draped bust of Lucilla right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RPC IV.3 9619. Toned, light porosity. VF. Extremely rare, the second known.

Edessa was the capital of the client state of Osrhoene and became a Roman colony in the first century BC. While it aided Rome in their campaigns against the Parthians on several occasions, in AD 116, the Romans quelled an uprising which put an end to Osrhoene’s independence. But in 123, Hadrian restored the client kingdom under Ma’nu VII. Marcus Aurelius subsequently expanded the forts and city walls and stationed a garrison at Nisibis.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 126 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 28-29 May 2024. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 28 May at 2 PM ET.

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