COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (30.5mm, 14.78 g, 1h). Struck AD 244/5. Near VF.Electronic Auction 574 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (30.5mm, 14.78 g, 1h). Struck AD 244/5. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche left; before, signum; behind, signum, and cornucopia. Sawaya 533-7 (D94/R– [rev. die unrecorded]); RPC VIII Online 6570. Green patina, light porosity, cleaning scratches. Near VF. This coin does not have the usual palm behind Tyche’s head; RPC records one specimen from the same die, CNG 63, lot 1079. |