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Lot 49. Geta Assarion, emperor with two Nikai reverse, Thouria, unpublished and ex BCD

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Geta Assarion, emperor with two Nikai reverse, Thouria, unpublished and ex BCD

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Bidding closed (Sunday, June 17th, 19:24:30 CEST)
Current time: Saturday, January 10th, 21:44:46 CET

Price realised: CHF 600.00 (6 bids)
Approx. EUR 643.86 / USD 749.13 / GBP 558.76

High bidder: Bidder 2

eAuction #7, Lot 49. Estimate: CHF 200.00

Geta Caesar (198-209 AD). AE Assarion (21.5 mm, 4.11 g), Thouria, Messenia.�C. 195-205 AD.
Obv. ..., bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Rev. ΘOYPIATΩN, emperor in military dress standing left, holding spear and small figure of Nike, he is crowned by Nike standing behind him.
Unpublished, but cf. SNG Hunterian 380 for a similar reverse used for Septimius Severus.

Extremely rare, unpublished for Geta. Very fine.

From the BCD collection and ex LHS 96 (2006), 835.




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