80, Lot: 53. Estimate $500. Sold for $654. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Pergamum. Homonoia between Pergamum and Ephesos. Gallienus. 253-268 AD. Æ 27mm (20.69 gm). Sextus Claudius Silianus, magistrate. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Asclepius, holding serpent-entwined staff, and cult statue of Diana of Ephesus standing facing, clasping hands. Franke/Nolle 1599 (same reverse die); SNG Copenhagen 518 var. (placement of figures); SNG von Aulock 1425. VF, green patina with earthen undertones. Rare.
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