229, Lot: 322. Estimate $150. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ 8 Assaria (32mm, 21.06 g, 10h). Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding scepter and shield / Tyche seated left on rocks, holding grain-ears; below, river-god Orontes swimming left; Δ-Є and S-C across field. McAlee 829. Fine, green patina. Rare obverse type.