Lydia Numismatics

Online Auction 7  –  8 May 2021

Lydia Numismatics, Online Auction 7

Greek, Roman, Byzantine and World Coins

Sa, 08.05.2021, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Description

Greek
PHRYGIA. Apameia. Ae (2nd-1st centuries BC). 6.8gr 19.3mm
Obv: Laureate head of Serapis right, wearing Egyptian crown.
Rev: ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ. Pileoi of the Dioskouroi within wreath.
SNG von Aulock 3465; SNG Copenhagen 160; SNG München -.
Von Aulock and Copenhagen list the bust on the obverse as that of Zeus, but a clearer interpretation was provided by Hirsch 272, lot 352, where the Egyptian-style crown is visible, pointing toward an attribution as the bust of Serapis instead.

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