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Lot 39. Antoninus Pius AE Medallion, Ionian League

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Medallion of the Ionian League
Antoninus Pius AE Medallion, Ionian League

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Bidding closed (Sunday, June 26th, 19:19:30 CEST)
Current time: Tuesday, May 7th, 05:14:21 CEST

Price realised: CHF 1'260.00 (9 bids)
Approx. EUR 1'293.23 / USD 1'391.73 / GBP 1'107.33

High bidder: Bidder 5

eAuction #49, Lot 39. Estimate: CHF 900.00

Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD). AE Medallion (42 mm, 53.57 g), Ionian League. Marcus Claudius Fronto, asiarch and high priest of the Thirteen Cities of the Ionian League.
Obv. AV KAI TI AI AΔPIANOC ANTΩNЄINOC ЄV, laureate and draped bust left.
Rev. KOINON IΓ ΠOΛЄΩN ΠPO M KΛ ΦPONTΩN ACIAPX KAI APX IΓ ΠOΛЄΩN, the Abduction of Persephone: Hades, with billowing chlamys, in quadriga driven right by Eros above, holding scepter in left hand and carrying away Persephone; fallen flower basket below horses.
BMC 1 (same dies). SNG von Aulock 7812 (same dies).

An extremely rare and interesting medallion. Flan fault, otherwise, nearly very fine.



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