633. Apameia. Appius Claudius Ap. F. Pulcher, as Imperator. Circa 54-51 BC.
AR  Cistophoric Tetradrachm  (11.48  gm). Cista  mystica with  serpent; all
within ivy wreath / AP-PVLCHER-[AP. F]-IMP, Bow-case with serpents; pair of
torches right,  QEOPROPOS/APOLLWNIOU  below. Stumpf,  Numismatische Studien
zur Chronologie der Römischen Statthalter in Kleinasien, 83; BMC Phrygia -;
Hunterian II pg. 477, 2. VF, lightly porous, uneven strike. Very rare, only
the Hunter specimen cited by Stumpf. ($500)


CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 633.
 
 Lot sold for $300.


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