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Online Auction 274  20 Nov 2020
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Lot 2480

Estimate: 50 EUR
Price realized: 90 EUR
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THRAKIEN. PHILIPPOPOLIS.
Caracalla, 211 - 217 n. Chr. AE Großbronze ø 30mm (17,28g). Vs.: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΣΕΥΗ - ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΣ, Kopf mit Lorbeerkranz n. r. Rs.: ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΘΡΑΚΩΝ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΙΑ ΕΝ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙ / ΠΥ-ΘΙ/Α, nackter Athlet mit Kranz u. Palmzweig n. l. stehend, Kopf n. r. gewendet. Varbanov, GIC 1477. Tiefgrüne Patina, ss

Aus süddeutschem Privatbesitz, Sammlung E. L. This coin commemorates the Alexandrian-Pythian games held in Philippopolis in 215 A.D. on the occasion of the emperor's visit. By re-naming the games in honour of Alexander, the city flattered Caracalla, whose imitatio alexandri was well known.
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