LYDIA, Silandus. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (31mm, 11.74 g, 12h). Tatianos, archiereus as archon. Struck circa AD 177-9. Near VF.

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Lot: 345. Estimated: $ 100
Closing Date: May 15 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LYDIA, Silandus. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (31mm, 11.74 g, 12h). Tatianos, archiereus as archon. Struck circa AD 177-9. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / On left, youthful mountain nymph seated right on rock, resting hand on knee, grasping tree with left hand; on right, river-god Hermos reclining left on urn, holding reed and cornucopia. Hochard 2239 (D12/R22); Kurth 65; RPC IV.2 Online 1443. Dark brown patina with green earthen highlights, roughness, deposits. Near VF. Very rare, only four known.

BMC describes the figure on the reverse as Pan holding a pedum, RPC and Hochard maintain this description. However, Kurth describes the reverse figure on the left as a “youthful mountain nymph” and notes that “[t]he “pedum” mentioned in BMC...is simply the result of a cracked die.”

Closing Date and Time: 15 May 2024 at 11:54:40 ET.

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