124, Lot: 220. Estimate $200. Sold for $186. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SAMARIA, Neapolis. Philip I and Philip II. 247-249 AD. Æ 27mm (14.24 g). Jugate busts of Philip I, laureate, draped and cuirassed and Philip II, bare-headed and draped, right / Mount Gerizim surmounted by a temple and altar, stairway to temple and colonnade below mountain; all supported by an eagle standing left. BMC Palestine pg. 66, 130 var. (spacing of reverse legend); Rosenberger 88 var. (same); SNG ANS 1020. Good VF, dark brown patina with a few spots of red, obverse slightly double struck.