193, Lot: 163. Estimate $200. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Berytus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ 27 mm (15.82 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned facing bust of Astarte within tetrastyle temple with three steps; shield in pediment; Galley right below. SNG Copenhagen 123 var. (lion in exergue); BMC 235. VF, rough green patina, some deposits.