299, Lot: 308. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Ace-Ptolemais. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (29mm, 15.59 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche(?) standing facing, holding rudder and cornucopia, being crowned by Nike standing on short column to right; all within hexastyle temple; in exergue, uncertain object and altar. Cf. Kadman 233 and 244; Rosenberger –. VF, rough reddish-green patina.