Temple of Aphrodite at Paphos

239, Lot: 333. Estimate $300. Sold for $555. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (31mm, 17.62 g, 6h). Radiate, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / KOINON KYPIΩN, temple of Aphrodite with three bays, each surmounted by dove; in central bay, conical stone surmounted by ornate top and flanked by stars; semi-circular forecourt. BMC 63; SNG Copenhagen 92 var. (bust type). VF, green patina, minor roughness in places.