Astarte

Auction 23  –  28 - 29 October 2024

Astarte, Auction 23

Coins and Medals

Part I: Mo, 28.10.2024, from 2:30 PM CET
Part II: Tu, 29.10.2024, from 2:30 PM CET
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Description

Egypt. Alexandria. Severus Alexander, 222-235. Tetradrachm (Billon, 23.02 mm, 13.13 g). Dated RY 14 (= 234/5). A KAI MAP AVP CEV AΛE[ΞANΔPOC] Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. She-wolf standing right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; palm frond above, [L IΔ] (date) in exergue. Geissen –. Dattari-Savio 4418. RPC VI online, 10648. Emmett 3142. Minor roughness, otherwise, Good Very Fine. Rare

Ex Agora Auctions 74, 05.06.2018, lot 192.

Tetradrachm issued during the last period of the reign of Alexander Severus with on the reverse the mythical Capitoline she-wolf suckling twins, Romolo and Remo, the traditional founders of Rome, whose origins are in this coin enhanced.

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Price realized 190 CHF 7 bids
Starting price 80 CHF
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