Ancient Gold
Lot 1580 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,800
KINGS OF BOSPHOROS, Eupator with Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, electrum stater (A.D. 154-172), (7.79 grams) of year 459 = A.D. 162-163, obv. BACI**LE*WC EV**P*ATOPOC diademed and draped bust to right, rev. laureate head to left of Marcus Aurelius facing laureate and draped bust to right of Lucius Verus with a sword between, **Q*NV (459) below, (cf.S.5471, Frolova [p.160, Pl.XXV, 39ff], MacDonald 469/4). Good very fine and rare.
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