IONIA, League of Thirteen Cities. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Medallion (42mm, 50.28 g, 12h). Marcus Claudius Fronto, asiarch of the Koinon of Asia and archierus of the Koinon of the Thirteen Cities. Struck circa AD 140-144. Good Fine.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 92. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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IONIA, League of Thirteen Cities. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. Æ Medallion (42mm, 50.28 g, 12h). Marcus Claudius Fronto, asiarch of the Koinon of Asia and archierus of the Koinon of the Thirteen Cities. Struck circa AD 140-144. Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / Omphale standing facing, head right; to right, Herakles seated left on rock draped with lion’s skin, hand on her shoulder; to right, club leaning against rock. Gillespie 15-16; RPC IV.2 Online 955.6 (this coin). Green and brown surfaces, porosity, scratches. Good Fine.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 92 (Part II, 23 May 2016), lot 2241.


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