Roman Provincial

Lot 3624    SESSION 17 (9.30AM FRIDAY 24TH NOV)    Roman Provincial

Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $500

CILICIA, Aegeae, Hadrian, (A.D. 117-138), issued 131-132, silver tetradrachm, (13.75 g), obv. laureate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian to right with paludamentum, dotted border, around **AUTOKR KAI*C TPAIANOC **ADRIANO* CEB, rev. **AIGEAIWN* curved downwards on right, ETOYC** DXR* curved upwards on the left, eagle with spread wings standing facing on harpe, head turned right, in exergue a goat kneeling right, dotted border, (cf.S.1218, Lorber and Michaels "Quaderni Ticinesi, 2007" No.6 [obv.2, rev.3], [This Coin illustrated], Prieur 718, SNG Paris 2329). Toned, very fine and rare.

Ex Freeman & Sear, private purchase April 26, 2009 in Chicago Coin Fair (lot 70), with dealer and collector tickets.
This coin from a hoard of 415 + catalogued by Catherine Lorber and David Michaels "The Silver Coinage of Aegeae in the Reign of Hadrian" published in Numismatica E Antichita Classiche, Volume XXXVI, (2007), Quaderni Ticinesi pages 205-230, plates I - XII. Others have appeared on the market since then making the total hoard over 500 pieces. Prior to the discovery of the hoard about 75 examples of this city have been published in private collections.