444, Lot: 277. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CILICIA, Tarsus. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ (35.5mm, 23.62 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Three Graces standing, that in the center with back to viewer. SNG BN 1605 (same dies); SNG Levante 1096 var. (obv. bust type & arrangement of rev. legend). Fine, brown and green surfaces, flan flaws, minor roughness, a few cleaning scratches.
From the Dr. Mark Staal Collection of the Three Graces, purchased from Antioch Associates, April 1998.