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Lot 63. Hierapolis AE24, Homonoia issue
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, April 24th, 19:31:30 CEST)
Current time: Monday, November 25th, 11:32:18 CET
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CHF 160.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 171.77 / USD 179.51 / GBP 142.79
Bid history
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CHF 160.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2016-04-10, 16:48:54
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 1
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eAuction #47, Lot 63. Estimate: CHF 200.00
Hierapolis, Phrygia. AE24 (7.74 g), time of Philip I (244-249 AD).
Obv. ΛΑΙΡΒΗΝΟC, radiate and draped bust of Apollo Lairbenos to right.
Rev. ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Κ ΚVΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, clasped hands.
Franke/Nollé 793. BMC 262.
Rare. Homonoia-issue between Hierapolis and Kyzikos. Good very fine.
From the collection of Professor Peter Robert Franke.
The sanctuary of Apollo Lairbenos at Hierapolis was excavated in 1960. It was constructed on top of a cavern which, according to Strabo and Pliny, contained venomous fumes and could only be safely entered by priests of Magna Mater (= Leto).
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