Item Sold At Auction #10
Web Product ID: 2262
Estimate: $500.00
Final Sale Price: $341.00
Denomination: 24mm
Grade: VF green patina
Reference: Waddington 102; SNG von Aulock 873
  Bithynia, Prusa ad Olympum. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. Æ 24mm (6.16 gm). AVT K M AVP
  A-NTWNINOC CE-B, laureate and bearded head right / PRO[UCAEW]N, Ajax the Telamonian
  left, falling upon his sword. Waddington 102; SNG von Aulock 873. VF, green patina,
  porous. Rare Trojan War reference. Estimate $500.

  Ajax led the warriors of Salamis to Troy, and was regarded as the second greatest
  Greek warrior, after Achilles. When he failed to win Achilles' armor after the
  latter's tragic death, Ajax went mad and, after creating turmoil amidst the Greek
  ranks, finally commited suicide by falling on his sword.
Re-used by permission of CNG, www.historicalcoins.com.