LYDIA, Silandus. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (30mm, 11.37 g, 12h). Tatianos, archiereus as archon. Struck circa AD 177-9. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 391. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LYDIA, Silandus. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (30mm, 11.37 g, 12h). Tatianos, archiereus as archon. Struck circa AD 177-9. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed beardless 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. Kurth 65 (this coin); Hochard 2239 (D12/R22); RPC IV.2 Online 1443.3 (this coin); BMC 23. Green-brown patina, deposits, lamination flaws. VF. Very rare, only four known, including this coin.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 74 (1 October 2003), lot 57.

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.” There is no evidence of a pedum on this, or the other specimens cited in RPC.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 123 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 23-24 May 2023. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 23 May 2023 at 2 PM ET.

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