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

GALATIA. Ancyra. Pseudo-autonomous issue. Hemiassarion (Orichalcum, 19 mm, 3.38 g, 7 h), time of Vespasian, 69-79. Draped bust of Mên set on crescent to right, wearing Phrygian cap. Rev. ΣEBAΣTH/NΩN / TEKTOΣA/ΓΩN in four lines. Arslan B1-B3. RPC I -. RPC II 1623A. SNG Paris 2435. SNG von Aulock 6129. Rare. Rough and with a flan crack, otherwise, very fine.

The reverse legend translates as: '[coin of] the imperial Tektosagoi'. The Tektosagoi were one of the Celtic tribes that migrated to central Asia Minor in the 3rd century BC, an area that was subsequently named after its Gaulish inhabitants.

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Starting price 25 CHF
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