Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3157 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $150
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THRACE, (Moesia Inferior), Nicopolis ad Istrum, Diadumenian, (A.D. 217-218), AE 29, (13.655 grams), obv. bare head of Diadumenian to right, around KM O**PPELA ANTWNI DIADOUMENIANO* C, rev. seated river god to left, head to right, holding branch, around [V**P AG]PIPPA NIKOPOLITWN PRO*, in exergue C/ICTP**W*, (S.-, Pick 1811 [p.461, cf.Pl.XVIIIX, 5], BMC 52 [p.49]). Dark green tone, weak in places, nearly very fine and rare.
Pick and Regling knew of only four examples. The issue was by a Roman Magistrate by the name of Agrippa.
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