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Electronic Auction 344 11 February 2015
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MYSIA, Pergamum. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (44mm, 34.76 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Caracalla riding horse right, holding spear and being crowned by Nike to left; to right, bound captive seated left before another captive standing facing with trophy. Cf. Waddell Auction 1, lot 186 (Mytilene). Fine, rough tan-brown surfaces. Very rare.
From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
Though extremely similar to the Waddell example, Mytilene never had a neokoron, while Pergamum did. As the latter mint struck similar medallions of this general size and appearance, an attribution to there seems to be the most likely.
From the Dr. George Spradling Collection.
Though extremely similar to the Waddell example, Mytilene never had a neokoron, while Pergamum did. As the latter mint struck similar medallions of this general size and appearance, an attribution to there seems to be the most likely.