The Ambrosial Rocks

285, Lot: 235. Estimate $200. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (29mm, 16.19 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Olive tree between two baetyls (the Ambrosial Rocks); in exergue, AMBPOCIЄ/ ΠETP[Є] in two lines. Rouvier 2437; BMC 430; AUB 262. Fine, brown patina.