284, Lot: 159. Estimate $100. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PISIDIA, Etenna. Trebonianus Gallus. AD 251-253. Æ (31mm, 9.59 g, 6h). AV KЄ(!) Γ OVIB TPЄB[...], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ЄTЄNNЄΩN, female figure being attacked by serpent advancing right, passing nude male youth accompanied by dog. Von Aulock,
Pisidiens -; SNG France -; SNG SNG Pfälzer -. Fine, green patina.
From the R. D. Frederick Collection.
A recurring type for Etenna depicting a local myth of unknown significance.