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LYDIA, Sardis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (34mm, 26.06 g, 11h). Aurelius Herakleidianos, strategos. VF.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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LYDIA, Sardis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (34mm, 26.06 g, 11h). Aurelius Herakleidianos, strategos. AYT K M IOYΛ ΦIΛiΠΠOC AYΓ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / ЄΠ CTP AYP HPAKΛЄIΔIANOY CAPΔIANΩN B NЄΩK, Chrysanthina wreath enclosing XPYCANΘINA A. Hochard 2133 (D309/R653); Kurth 681; RPC VIII Online 20239 (this coin cited). Brown patina, some smoothing and cleaning marks. VF. Very rare.
From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Gorny & Mosch 122 (10 March 2003), lot 1795; Gorny & Mosch 107 (2 April 2001), lot 311.
The Chrysanthina flower, modern Mediterranean Strawflower, gave its name to the Chrysanthian Games, founded between 150 and 175 AD. The games honor Persephone, who was said to be picking these flowers in a field near Sardis when she was abducted by Hades and taken to be his wife as queen of the underworld. The prize wreath given to the winners of these games was made of these flowers.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Two – Lot 288–557 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
From the collection of Major Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.). Ex Gorny & Mosch 122 (10 March 2003), lot 1795; Gorny & Mosch 107 (2 April 2001), lot 311.
The Chrysanthina flower, modern Mediterranean Strawflower, gave its name to the Chrysanthian Games, founded between 150 and 175 AD. The games honor Persephone, who was said to be picking these flowers in a field near Sardis when she was abducted by Hades and taken to be his wife as queen of the underworld. The prize wreath given to the winners of these games was made of these flowers.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Two – Lot 288–557 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 January 2025 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
