Lot 2644

Description

Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis, Caracalla, (AD 198-217), AE 25mm (11.02 g), Julius Faustinianus, consular legate, obv. laureate head right, rev. Cybele seated left between lion and hare, holding patera and resting arm on drum. (AMNG I, 617 var., SNG Budapest -, Varbanov 921 var.); another AE 29mm (13.06 g), Julius Faustinianus, consular legate, obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, (S.-, Mouchmov 452 Varbanov 940); another AE 27mm (10.73 g), Aurelius Gallus, consular legate, obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind, rev. Dionysos standing left, holding kantharos and thyrsos, (S.-, AMNG I, -, SNG Budapest -, BMC -, SNG Cop. -, Varbanov 916 var.). Very fine - good very fine, scarce. (3)

Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, first from CNG eSale 174 (lot 83), October 10, 2007, another coming from the Garth R. Drewry Collection, CNG eSale 159 (lot 121), March 2, 2007; last CNG eSale 174 (lot 82), October 10, 2007.