LACONIA, Gythium. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Assarion (24mm, 5.77 g, 9h). Near VF.Electronic Auction 539 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LACONIA, Gythium. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Assarion (24mm, 5.77 g, 9h). MAP AVP A NTωNINOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΓYΘЄATΩN, Asclepius standing facing, head left, right hand resting on serpent-entwined staff, left hand holds a scroll. Unpublished. Dark brown patina with earthen highlights, slight roughness and smoothing, cleaning scratches, short flan crack. Near VF. Extremely rare, with an unrecorded rendition of Asclepius holding a scroll. |