Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1014. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005. Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CARIA. Attuda. Severus Alexander. 253-268 AD. Æ 32mm (17.25 gm, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AT-T-O-
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WN, tetrastyle temple with central arch, set on three-tiered base; within, cult statue of Cybele standing facing. Apparently unpublished. VF, dark-green patina with light olive overtones. ($300)
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Purchased from A.H. Baldwin in August 1973 for £65.