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Lot 3468 SESSION 11 (Friday at 9.30am) Roman
Estimate $400
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SOLD $600
GETA, (A.D.209-212), issued as Caesar 2090, AE as or dupondius, Rome mint, (11.988 grams), obv. P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES, bust bare headed, draped to right, rev. around PONTIF COS II, woman standing to right, holding sceptre and drawing out drapery from breast, to right two small figures lifting hands to one another, (cf.S.7282, RIC 150a, C.113). Dark green patination, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Ex the Arthur Bally Herzog Collection sold at Munzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auktion Sale 93, december 16, 2003 (lot 222). This example is probably the finest known the RIC illustrated example (Pl.16, 8) is not as fine as this piece.
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