228, Lot: 152. Estimate $100. Sold for $66. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Marathos. 199/8-169/8 BC. Æ 21mm (6.53 g, 12h). Dated CY 87 (173/2 BC). Laureate and draped bust of Ptolemy VI as Hermes right, with kerykeion over shoulder / Marathos standing slightly left, holding aphlaston; date to left. Duyrat,
Ateliers 256-9; SNG Copenhagen -; cf. BMC 21 (date). VF, green and black patina with earthen highlights.