246, Lot: 356. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ 8 Assaria (30mm, 15.06 g, 4h). Laureate head right / Tyche seated left on rocks, being crowned by emperor(?) in military dress standing left, resting hand on hilt of parazonium; to left, a second Tyche standing facing, head right, holding rudder and cornucopia; below, river god Orontes swimming left; Δ-Є across field, S C in exergue. McAlee 832/2 (this coin cited and illustrated). VF, rough green patina.
From the Richard McAlee Collection.