MYSIA, Cyzicus. temp. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (44mm, 36.79 g, 6h). Homonoia with Smyrna. Naevios Quintos Maximos, strategos. Struck circa AD 180-182. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 80. Estimated: $ 1 500

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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

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MYSIA, Cyzicus. temp. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (44mm, 36.79 g, 6h). Homonoia with Smyrna. Naevios Quintos Maximos, strategos. Struck circa AD 180-182. Wreathed and draped bust of Kore Soteira right, wearing necklace / To left, the hero Kyzikos standing right, nude but for chlamys over shoulder, holding spear; to right, the Amazon Smyrna standing left, holding labrys and pelta; both clasping right hands. Von Fritze, Autonome, Group VI, 6l; Franke & Nollé Typus IV, 1037 (VsA/Rs4); RPC IV.2 Online 763.2 (this coin); SNG BN –. Dark green surfaces, minor marks, smoothing. VF. Extremely rare, two recorded in RPC.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell, 20 June 2018. Ex Künker 304 (19 March 2018), lot 1213; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14 (6 October 1998), lot 100.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:26:20 ET.



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