111, Lot: 62. Estimate $150. Sold for $310. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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BITHYNIA, Prusa ad Olympum. C. Papirius Carbo, Proconsul. 62-59 BC. Æ 23mm (8.16 gm). Dated CY 222 (61/0 BC). Ivy-wreathed head of Dionysus right; monogram before /
EPI GAIO[U]/PAPIRIOU KARBWN[OS],
ROMH in exergue, Roma seated left on shields, holding Nike and spear. SNG von Aulock 531; SNG Copenhagen 465. VF, brown patina. Scarce.
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.