CNG 85, Lot: 673. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Dora. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ (22mm, 8.30 g, 12h). Dated CY 132 (AD 68/9). Laureate head right / Astarte standing facing, head right, holding signum and cornucopia; BΛP (date) to left. Meshorer, Dora 31; Rouvier 763 corr. (obv. legend); RPC 2088. Good VF, sandy green patina. Wonderfully preserved for issue.