MYSIA, Pergamum. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (39mm, 44.96 g, 6h). M. Caepelius Attalus, strategos. Struck AD 214-217.

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Lot: 215. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 2 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MYSIA, Pergamum. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (39mm, 44.96 g, 6h). M. Caepelius Attalus, strategos. Struck AD 214-217. Laureate and cuirassed bust right; gorgoneion on breastplate / Three temples, the central temple seen from front and containing statue of Zeus Aetophorus seated right, the outer two seen in perspective. SNG BN 2227-9 var. (Zeus seated left); BMC 327 var. (same); Price & Trell fig. 454 var. (same). Earthen red-brown and dark green surfaces, obverse double struck, a few cleaning marks, light overall roughnes. VF. Rare and a popular type.

From the Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 25 (27 February 2016), lot 1896.


Closing Date and Time: 12 August 2020 at 11:11:20 ET.

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