299, Lot: 54. Estimate $200. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THESSALY, Koinon of Thessaly. Septimius Severus, with Geta as Caesar. AD 193-211. Æ Diassarion (23mm, 5.25 g, 9h). AY[T] Λ CЄΠ CЄBHP[OC] Π, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius right / ΛO CЄ ΓЄTAN ΘЄCCAΛ[OI], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta right; B (mark of value) below. Burrer,
MA-G 13 = BCD Thessaly I 1417 var. (legends); BCD Thessaly II 969 (same dies; hammer of $1300); Rogers –. Near VF, dark green patina, a few minor scratches, obverse portrait mis-struck on chin area. Extremely rare – the third known.
From the BCD Collection.