Ancients
Jotapian (ca. AD 248-249). AR antoninianus (22mm, 3.85 gm, 12h). NGC AU 3/5 - 2/5. Seleucis and Pieria, Nicopolis Seleucis mint. IM C M F R IOTAPIANVS A, radiate, cuirassed bust of Jotapian right, seen from behind / VICT-ORI-A AVG, Victory advancing left, wreath upward in right hand, palm in left. Bland, Coinage of Jotapian, Essays Carson-Jenkins, 1993, 5. RIC IV.III 2 var (this legend not listed). Struck on a broad flan, though with some porosity and deposits, as is normal for Jotapian.
Extremely rare: Bland could locate only 18 surviving antoniniani of Jotapian, who seems to have revolted in northern Syria late in the reign of Philip I.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD