205, Lot: 315. Estimate $150. Sold for $185. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Heliopolis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ 28mm (13.08 g, 12h). 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. SNG Copenhagen 434; BMC 21. VF, dark green patina under earthen deposits.