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Lot 131. Faustina II AE20, Hyde
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, September 11th, 20:05:30 CEST)
Current time: Monday, November 25th, 05:41:56 CET
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CHF 440.00 (9 bids)
Approx. EUR 472.64 / USD 492.40 / GBP 392.96
Bid history
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CHF 440.00
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Bidder 4 *
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2016-09-10, 10:14:31
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CHF 440.00
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Bidder 4 *
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2016-09-09, 10:57:10
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CHF 420.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2016-09-11, 19:55:20
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CHF 350.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2016-09-11, 19:55:13
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CHF 280.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2016-09-11, 19:55:00
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CHF 250.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2016-09-11, 19:54:48
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CHF 210.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2016-09-11, 19:54:15
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CHF 150.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2016-09-11, 14:16:43
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CHF 130.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2016-09-11, 14:01:21
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 4
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eAuction #50, Lot 131. Estimate: CHF 150.00
Faustina II (147-175 AD). AE20 (6.13 g), Hyde, Lycaonia, 163-164.
Obv. ΦΑVСΤƐΙΝΑ СƐΒΑСΤΗ, draped bust to right.
Rev. ΥΔΗС ΙƐΡΑС ΚΟΙΝ ΛΥΚΑΟ, bearded river- or lake-god reclining left, holding reed, resting on water-urn; in water below, three fish.
RPC online 7243 (4 specimens) = von Aulock, Lykaonien, 85-89.
Extremely rare and of significant interest. Very fine.
The only knowledge we have about the city of Hyde comes from its very rare 2nd Century coinage (von Aulock knew 8 coins from Hyde in total), a brief mention by Pliny telling us that it was situated on the frontier between Galatia and Cappadocia, and a single inscription. Hyde was probably located on the Konya plateau, an area without rivers but with some lakes; the god shown on the reverse of our coin therefore is likely a lake-god. The reverse legend also tells us that the city called itself 'holy' and was part of the Lycaonian Koinon.
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