446, Lot: 242. Estimate $200. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (31mm, 14.82 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche standing facing, holding rudder and cornucopia; to either side, Nike on column, holding end of billowing veil, and small figure (Kabeiros?) between. Sawaya 452 (D89/R181). Near VF, dark brown to black patina with some light earthen highlights/deposits. Rare reverse type.