Auction XIX – 26 - 27 March 2020
The William Stancomb Collection, Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, British and...
Part 1: Th, 26.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
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Description
Kings of the Bosporos, Sauromates II with Septimius Severus Æ Double Denarius. Circa AD 174-210. BACIΛЄѠC CAYPOMATOY, diademed and draped bust of Sauromates right / Aphrodite, wearing crown, seated left on throne, holding apple; in right field denominational mark X between two pellets above altar; in left field, head of Septimius Severus over letter B (= 2) engraved on die. SNG Stancomb 999 (this coin); cf. MacDonald 543/1 and Frolova 1979 p. 189, pl. 39, 4 (both with countermarks). 13.90g, 29mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very Rare variant.
From the William Stancomb Collection; this coin published in Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain, Volume XI, The William Stancomb Collection of Coins of the Black Sea Region (Oxford, 2000).
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Bidding
| Price realized | 550 GBP |
| Starting price | 60 GBP |
| Estimate | 100 GBP |
The auction is closed.
