Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 847. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Heliopolis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ 28mm (8.78 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Dodecastyle temple façade with arched central bay containing grain ear; two story tower at either end, domed central roof surmounted by cupola; all set on high podium with frontal staircase; altar below. SNG München 1035; SNG Copenhagen -; Price & Trell 705. VF, black-green patina with lighter green and brown overtones.

From the Alexandre de Barros Collection.