★ Allusion to Aesop's Fable ★

THRACE. Serdica. Caracalla (198-217). Ae.

Obv: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ CΕV ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC.
Laureate bust right.
Rev: CΕΡΔΩΝ.
Eros standing left, removing thorn from raised paw of lion standing right.

Varbanov 2079; CNG 239, lot 281; Nomos 6, lot 170 (which realized a hammer of ChF 2,700 [!]).

Very rare and interesting.

Condition: Very fine.

Weight: 3.5 g.
Diameter: 19 mm.