478 - Lesbos, Mytilene. Elagabalus, 218-222. Medallion (Bronze, 43.12 mm, 44.40 g). Struck under Marcus Octαvius Com— Eutychides (strategos). AYTO KAI MAP K AVP ANTΩNEINOC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. EΠICTP MOKT KOMEYT Y XIΔOY MYTIΛHNAIΩN, Emperor in military dress standing left, holding spear patera; behind Nike holding palm and crowing him. RPC VI, 4191 (temporary). BMC 218. Brownish patina. Very Fine. Extremely Rare: only two specimens recorded, this one and the specimen in the British Museum. Ex Bertolami Fine Art, E-Auction 50, 10 December 2017, lot 439.
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