Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Two Rare Pergamene Medallions of Caracalla
953. Rheskuporis II. Circa 211-226 AD. JE 26mm (12.28 gm). Draped and diademed bust right / King on horseback right, right hand raised, holding sceptre with left; star in exergue. Frolova Class I, pp. 214-216; SNG Copenhagen 77. Good VF, dark reddish-brown patina. ($200)
954. KINGS OF PONTOS. Polemo II & Claudius. 38-64 AD. AR Drachm (3.11 gm). Uncertain Year. Diademed head of Polemo II right / Laureate head of Claudius right. RPC 3813-3815. Fine, light scrapes and scratches. ($100) 958. MYSIA, Pergamon. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. JE Medallion 44mm (44.64 gm). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, cuirass ornamented with a gorgoneion / Emperor on horseback right, turned to his left and raising his right hand to an approaching soldier; before the emperor, a statue of Asklepios on a short column. BMC Mysia pg. 154, 321; Mionnet II pg. 611, 631. EF, attractive dark green patina with touches of red and brown. An exceptional Pergamene medallion! ($5000) This medallion is one of a series issued to commemorate Caracalla's visit to the Temple of Asklepios in Pergamon in 214 AD. For further reading about Caracalla's visit see Kenneth Harl's work, Civic Coins and Civic Politics In the Roman East A.D. 180-275, pp. 55-58 (University of California Press, 1987).
955. BITHYNIA, Nicaea. C. Papirius Carbo, Proconsul. 62-59 BC. JE 24mm (7.24 gm). Year 224 (58 BC). Wreathed head of Dionysos right; monogram before and date below / Roma seated left on a pile of arms, holding Victory and a spear. Waddington, Recueil pg. 398, 7; SNG von Aulock 532. VF, b r o w n patina. ($200)
956. Nicaea. Geta, Caesar. 198-209 AD. JE 17mm (3.18 gm). Bare head right / Infant Dionysos seated in a basket right, his hands raised before him, thyrsos behind. Waddington, Recueil pg. 463,509 (pl. LXXX, 17). VF, gray patina with light porosity. Rare type. ($100)
957. Nikomedia. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. JE 29mm (15.10 gm). Laureate and cuirassed bust right; viewed from the front / Demeter enthroned left, holding an octastyle temple in each of her extended hands; uncertain object at her feet. Waddington, Recueil pg. 544, 219. VF, dark green to black patina. Scarce type. ($200)
959. Pergamon. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. JE Medallion - 42mm (40.54 gm). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, cuirass ornamented with a gorgoneion / Emperor, togate, standing left and holding a patera; before him to upper left, hexastyle temple of Asklepios; below, a youth preparing to strike a bull. BMC Mysia pg. 156,325; Mionnet II pg. 611, 627. VF, tan surfaces with some light scratches. ($2000)
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