Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 15  –  27 - 28 February 2021

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 15

Celtic, Greek, Central Asian, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic and Modern ...

Part 1: Sa, 27.02.2021, from 10:00 AM CET
Part 2: Su, 28.02.2021, from 10:00 AM CET
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Description

★ An interesting die match ★

AEOLIS. Temnus. Geta, as Caesar, 198-209. Diassarion (Bronze, 25 mm, 9.44 g, 12 h), Asklepi..., magistrate. Λ CЄΠ ΓЄΤΑC KAICAP Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta to right; seen from behind. Rev. ЄΠΙ CTPA ACΚΛΗΠΙ TPE TH/MN-ЄI/TΩ-N Athena standing front, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and spear and shield with her left. BMC -. Kraft pl. 74, 3b. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Leypold -. SNG München -. SNG von Aulock -. Extremely rare. Some deposits, otherwise, good very fine.

This obverse die was also used to strike coins from Smyrna (see Leu 7 (2020), 1443), which points towards a centralized production of the Temnean issue in the nearby larger city.

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