299, Lot: 307. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Heliopolis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (28mm, 16.20 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Heliopolis standing facing, holding rudder and cornucopia; two Nikes on columns flanking, each holding end of billowing veil; small figure (Kabeiros ?) between Tyche and either Nike. Sawaya 452 (D89/R181). Good VF, green patina, earthen highlights, a few metal flaws.