Rare Royal Thracian Type

325, Lot: 364. Estimate $500. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of THRACE. Rhoemetalces III, with Gaius (Caligula). Circa AD 38-46. Æ (29mm, 24.30 g, 12h). Struck AD 38-41. Laureate head of Gaius (Caligula) left / Emperor seated left on curule chair, presenting diadem to Rhoemetalces standing right, holding spear. RPC I 1722; Youroukova 212-3. Near VF, natural green patina, a few minor deposits. Rare type.