PHOENICIA, Tyre. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ ( 31mm, 18.09 g, 11h). Near VF.Electronic Auction 562 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ ( 31mm, 18.09 g, 11h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Two baetyls (the Ambrosial Rocks) on platform flanked by star and crescent; to left, flaming incense altar; to right, olive tree; in exergue, AMBPOCIЄ / ΠETPЄ in two lines above murex shell. RPC VII.2 3582; Rouvier 2437. Brown surfaces, light roughness, obverse scrape, reverse smoothing. Near VF. Rare. |