The Only Flavian Issue for Lystra
271, Lot: 339. Estimate $150. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LYCAONIA, Lystra. Titus. AD 79-81. Æ (20mm, 5.33 g, 6h). Laureate head of Titus left / Helmeted and cuirassed male bust left, seen from behind. Von Aulock,
Lystra pl. 26, 6 = SNG Paris 2325 = Waddington 4791 (same dies); RPC II 1606 (citing 3). Near VF, grayish-green patina, a few very faint cleaning scratches. Very rare. The only Flavian issue from Lystra.
See lot 956 below, which contains another, albeit less well preserved example of the same type.