MYSIA, Cyzicus. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (25.5mm, 10.1 g, 7h). Aurelius Sostratos, strategos.

Electronic Auction 470
Lot: 212. Estimated: $ 75

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MYSIA, Cyzicus. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (25.5mm, 10.1 g, 7h). Aurelius Sostratos, strategos. AYT K Π ΛIK ΓAΛΛIHNOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, right hand raised, with sceptrer over left shoulder / CTPA [AYP CΩCTPA]TOY KVZIKH/NΩN, [NЄ]OKOPΩ in exergue, two flaming torches, each with snake coiled around; flaming altar between. Cf. SNG BN 881 (for type, different magistrate); Leu Web Auction 4, lot 487. Brown surfaces, roughness. VF.

Ex N. M. McQ. Holmes Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 442, 17 April 2019), lot 662, purchased from Baldwin’s, 1994.


Closing Date and Time: 17 June 2020 at 11:10:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.