CNG 100, Lot: 1751. Estimate $1000. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tripolis. Macrinus. AD 217-218. Æ (30mm, 21.02 g, 12h). Dated CY 529 (AD 217/8). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Astarte, holding stylis and being crowned by Nike on short column, within temple consisting of central archway with approaching steps and two pedimented wings with four columns each; ΘKΦ (date) in exergue. BMC 105-6; AUB –. Good VF, green patina, minor roughness. Attractive portrait.