BITHYNIA, Apamea. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (34mm, 21.66 g, 6h). Fine.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 386. Estimated: $ 400

Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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BITHYNIA, Apamea. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (34mm, 21.66 g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, cuirass decorated with gorgoneion / Aeneas advancing right, looking left, leading Ascanius by the hand and carrying Anchises on his shoulder. RG 92; RPC VI Online 3003; BMC 37. Brown patina, roughness and smoothing. Fine. Extremely rare, only three known to RPC, none in CoinArchives.

The reverse depicts a scene recounted by Virgil in the Aeneid when the Greeks attacked and set fire to Troy. Here we see Aeneas fleeing, carrying his aged father Anchises on his shoulder, leading his son Ascanius by the hand to safety.

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