132, Lot: 132. Estimate $75. Sold for $45. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Berytus. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 28mm (7.99 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tetrastyle temple of Astarte, half-length bust of Astarte facing, flanked by standards within; dolphin right below. BMC Phoenicia pg. 87, 231; SNG Copenhagen 123 var. (lion below steps). Fine, brown patina, rough surfaces.

From the George His Collection of coins of Gordian III, with his ticket.