JUDAEA, Neapolis. Antoninus Pius. 138-161 CE. Æ (32.5mm, 21.15 g, 11h). Dated RY 88 (159/60 CE). Near VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 188. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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JUDAEA, Neapolis. Antoninus Pius. 138-161 CE. Æ (32.5mm, 21.15 g, 11h). Dated RY 88 (159/60 CE). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Asklepios standing facing, head right, holding serpent-entwined staff to left, vis-à-vis Hygieia standing facing, head left, feeding serpent from patera held in her arms; ЄT ΠΗ (date) in exergue. Meshorer 128; RPC IV.3 Online 6325; Rosenberger –; Sofaer 27. Dark green to black patina with earthen deposits, some light smoothing. Near VF. Extremely rare, only this example in CoinArchives, and the authors of RPC cite only one specimen – the British Museum example. This coin superior to the BM specimen.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from Amphora Coins, 6 January 2012. Ex Dr. Stephen Gerson Collection (Gemini VI, 10 January 2010), lot 719.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:02:20 ET.



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