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Ancients Auction 17  –  19 December 2024

The Coin Cabinet, Ancients Auction 17

Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Coins - 20% BP

Th, 19.12.2024, from 3:00 PM CET
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Description

★ 3 Striking Portraits ★

ANCIENT GREECE. KINGDOM OF THE BOSPOROS. Sauromates II with Septimius Severus and Caracalla.
Electrum Stater, dated Bosporan Era 495 = AD 198/9.
Obv: ΒΑϹΙΛЄѠϹ ϹΑΥΡΟΜΑΤOV, diademed and draped bust of Sauromates right; club before. Rev: laureate bust of Severus right, facing laureate and draped bust of Caracalla left; ЄꟼV (date) below.

About Extremely Fine; three striking portraits.

From the Euclidean Collection; ex Dorotheum, May 2016 Auction (18/5/2016), lot 649.

Reference: MacDonald-506/6. Anokhin-576c.
Rarity: Rare.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 19 mm.
Weight: 7.78 g.

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Price realized 1'500 GBP
Starting price 500 GBP
Estimate 1'000 GBP
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