289, Lot: 248. Estimate $200. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (30mm, 15.57 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Dido, holding short scepter and cornucopia, standing left between two sailors on deck of galley; below, murex shell surrounded by small fish. Rouvier 2431; BMC –; AUB 265. Near VF, green patina. Rare and interesting type.