Pronconsular Cistophorus

253, Lot: 133. Estimate $200. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesos. C. Claudius Ap.f. Pulcher. Proconsul, 55-53 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 12.17 g, 12h). Cistophoric coinage. Kallimed-, magistrate. Dated year 80 (54/3 BC). Cista mystica within ivy wreath / Bowcase with serpents; bee above, torch to right; [C. PVLCHERIA]/ PRO COS above, Π/ EΦE to left, KAΛΛIMHΔ[...] below. Kleiner -; Stumpf -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; BMC -. Near VF, toned, scratches and scattered roughness. Extremely rare. Unpublished in the standard references.