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CNG Feature Auction 118

Lot nuber 1073

Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 11.03 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck after AD 128.


CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 1073.
 Estimated: $ 500

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 2 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Cistophorus (27mm, 11.03 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck after AD 128. Bare head right / Asclepius (the god of healing) standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; c/m: IMP (ligate) VES AV(AV ligate) G in rectangular incuse. RIC II 481; Metcalf, Cistophori, Type 20, 89-93 (O67/R– [unlisted reverse die]) ; RPC III 1348; RSC 290; Ophthalmologia XIV.27 (this coin); for c/m: Howgego 840 and Pangerl 101. Toned. VF.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 988.

The original coin was a cistophorus of Claudius, Augustus, or Antony and Octavia, which was countermarked at Ephesus under Vespasian between AD 74-79. This coin was then restruck by Hadrian after AD 128.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Three – Roman Provincial Coinage Part 2 through Roman Imperial Coinage Part 1 will be held Tuesday morning, 14 September 2021 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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