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LOT 3418

Phrygia, Colossae AE 20mm. Time of Hadrian, AD 117-138. Pseudo-autonomous issue.

ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑ ΕΥΓΕΝΕΤΟΡΙΑΝΗ (Claudia Eugenetoriane). ΒΟΥΛΗ ΚΟΛΟϹϹΗΝΩΝ, veiled and draped bust of the Boule to right / ΚΛ ЄΥΓЄΝЄΤΟΡΙΑNΗ ΑΝЄΘΗΚЄΝ, Dionysus standing facing, head to left, holding cantharus over panther and long thyrsus. RPC III, 2307F; Von Aulock Phrygiens II, 454 corr. (unclear legends); Martin, Demos, Colossae 4 corr. (reverse legend). Very Fine. Extremely rare; only three specimens cited by RPC Online; no other examples on CoinArchives.(4.92gr, 20mm, 6h.).

Provenance

Acquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

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Very Rare Coin of Colossae

LOT 3418

Phrygia, Colossae AE 20mm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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