453, Lot: 172. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MACEDON, Thessalonica. Maximinus I. AD 235-238. Æ (27mm, 9.23 g, 2h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Thessalonica standing left, holding Kabeiros and cornucopia, being crowned with wreath by Nike standing behind, holding palm frond. Touratsoglou,
Thessaloniki – (V13/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Varbanov 4488; Dorotheum (26 May 2014), lot 234 (same rev. die). Rough dark brown and green patina, minor scrape on obverse. VF. Very rare.