320, Lot: 314. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Damascus. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (28mm, 19.80 g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right / River-god Chrysoroas reclining left, holding two grain ears and cornucopia, left elbow resting on urn from which water flows. Rosenberger 31 var. (bust type); SNG Righetti 2154 (same obv. die). Fine, dark greenish-brown patina, earthen highlights.