★ 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.
Price realized | 280 CHF |
Starting price | 50 CHF |