ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 10.47 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Asia Minor (Metcalf Mint C). Struck AD 128-138. Near VF.

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Lot: 503. Estimated: $ 250

Roman Provincial, Silver

Sold For $ 475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 10.47 g, 6h). Uncertain mint in Asia Minor (Metcalf Mint C). Struck AD 128-138. Bare head right / Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia standing facing, wearing kalathos and fillets hanging from wrists ending in trident shape; flanked by stags. Metcalf, Cistophori, Type 88, 326-33 (O–/R– [both dies unrecorded]); RPC III 1437 (Cistophoric mint); Pinder 69; RSC 319. Lightly toned, minor marks, overstruck on an uncertain undertype. Near VF.


Closing Date and Time: 21 May 2025 at 12:47:20 ET.

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