Erythrai (AD 244-249) AE

Autonomous, Homonoia with Chios. Struck under Philip I, 244-249 AD. AE (3.39g). Î•Î¡Î¥Î˜Î¡Î‘Î™Î©Î, sphinx seated left, holding amphora with raised right paw / ÎŸÎœÎŸÎÎŸÎ™-Î‘ Î§Î™Î©Î Î•Î¡Î¥/Î˜Î¡Î‘Î™-Î©Î, nude Herakles advancing right, lion's skin wrapped around extended left arm, holding club in raised right hand. Scarce. Green patina. VF/gF.

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Filename:	432105.jpg
City/Mint name:	Erythrai
Keywords:	bronze / roman
References:	SNG Cop. 778; SNG von Aulock 1975 (these dies); P. R. Franke - M. K. NollÃ©, Die Homonoia-MÃ¼nzen Kleinasiens und der thrakischen Randgebiete (1997), 61, 582 (these dies)
Valuation:	NY Sale Auc. XXV (1/2011), lot 135 ($1,300 + comm)
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Filesize:	106 KiB
Date added:	Dec 25, 2011
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