149, Lot: 294. Estimate $100. Sold for $245. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Heliopolis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ 28mm (14.61 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / COL IVL AVG FEL around, .HEL. in exergue, Tyche of Heliopolis standing facing, holding anchor and cornucopiae, between two nude athletes; on either side, female attendant standing on pedestal holding canopy. BMC p. 293, 21. Good VF, brown patina, small pit on obverse, minor reverse encrustation.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.