Vulcan at Work

243, Lot: 256. Estimate $100. Sold for $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CARIA, Antiochia ad Maeandrum. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (29mm, 15.27 g, 7h). Radiate, draped, and curiassed bust right, seen from behind / Hephaestus (Vulcan) seated right, hammering at forge with helm atop. SNG Copenhagen 64 (same dies). VF, slightly rough surfaces.