Sacrifice to Tyche-Astarte

426, Lot: 401. Estimate $100. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Otacilia Severa. Augusta, AD 244-249. Æ (28.3mm, 17.97 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Sacrifice to Tyche-Astarte: Tyche-Astarte seated left, holding cornucopia and open wreath(?); before her, large baetyl (Ambrosial rock); in exergue, four figures of Cities (Tyche), wearing turreted crowns; the outer two raising their hands toward Tyche-Astarte; one raising a wreath, and the last pouring a libation on an altar. Cf. Rouvier 2440 (Philip I); cf. BMC 433 (Philip I); cf. AUB 266 (Philip I); Lindgren & Kovacs 2388 var. (Marsyas instead of Ambrosial rock). Fine, dark green patina with tan highpoints and earthen highlights/deposits. Very rare type, especially so with Ambrosial rock. None on CoinArchives.