Exceptional Portrait
237, Lot: 194. Estimate $300. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tripolis. Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ 29mm (25.14 g, 1h). Dated CY 529 (AD 217/218). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Figure of Astarte within temple consisting of central archway with approaching steps and two pedimented wings with four columns each; ΘKΦ (date) in exergue. AUB -; BMC 105. Good VF, brown patina. Exceptional portrait.
From Collection CR.