375, Lot: 95. Estimate $100. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. Æ Dichalkon (25mm, 15.01 g, 12h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from front / Eagle standing facing on altar, head left, with wings spread and wreath in beak; to left and right, vexillum with banner inscribed LEG / III and GAL, respectively. Rouvier 2330 var. (arrangement of banners); AUB 212; BMC 380. Near VF, green-brown patina.

From the Dennis Rider Collection of the Coins of Tyre.