169, Lot: 97. Estimate $100. Sold for $62. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PAMPHYLIA, Perga. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ 10 Assaria (29mm, 14.63 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; I before / Three money purses on chest. SNG von Aulock 4726. VF, green patina, usual roughness.

From the J. S. Wagner Collection.

The money purses represent prizes for the winners in the Asylia games, held in honor of Artemis Asylos at Perga in the 3rd century.