GB96794. Bronze AE 21, Ziegler Kilikiens 1274; SNG Levante 1565; SNG Cop 141; BMC Lycaonia p. 82, 1 - 2 var. (bust details); SNG BnF 2207 - 2209 var. (monogram), VF, centered on a tight flan, dark patina, some porosity, strike a bit flat, edge crack, Cilicia, Hierapolis-Castabala (Kirmitli, Turkey) mint, weight 9.612g, maximum diameter 21.2mm, die axis 0
o, 2nd - 1st century B.C.; obverse turreted head of Tyche right, two strands of hair down neck, no necklace,
monogram behind; reverse city goddess enthroned left, wearing kalathos on head and chiton, short scepter transverse in left hand, eagle standing right below seat, IEPOΠOΛITΩN (of Hierapolis) downward on right, TΩN ΠPOΣ TΩI / ΠYPAMΩI (the Holy [city] on the Pyramus) in two downward lines on left; ex David Wray Collection, ex CNG e-sale 196 (1 Oct 2008), lot 46 (realized $130 plus fees), ex J.S. Wagner Collection;
SOLD