Antiocheia ad Maeandrum, AE 37MM Fortuna in temple

$334.00
Feb 03. 2005
Seller henri.delger


Caria: Antiocheia ad Maeandrum, Æ 37mm, 24.1 gm. AV KAI M
AVP KOMMODOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of
Commodus, facing right. / ANTIOXEWN around a tetrastyle
temple, with a statue of Fortuna, personifying good fortune
and prosperity, within. Ex Lanz, Sale 92, Lot #721, and
ex-Goldberg, Sale 21, Lot #1761, where it was listed as
''seemingly unpublished.'' A coin of impressive
medallion-size, and in an excellent state of preservation           -- RARE as such!

Antiocheia ad Maeandrum, overlooking the plain of the
Maeander River, was founded in the early Seleucid period,
and began its coinage after it was given autonomy by the
Roman Senate in 168 B.C.

Lanz 92-721