Zeus and Ganymede

CNG 88, Lot: 897. Estimate $200. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TROAS, Dardanus. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ (27mm, 11.63 g, 6h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Ganymede standing left, head right, holding pedum; behind, Zeus (as eagle), head left, facing, with wings displayed. SNG München 187 (same dies); SNG von Aulock 1507 (same rev. die). Good VF, dark brown surfaces, a few adjustment marks, small antique scrape on reverse.

From Group CEM.