PHOENICIA, Tyre. Salonina. Augusta, AD 254-268. Æ (27.5mm, 13.65 g, 12h).Electronic Auction 501 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. Salonina. Augusta, AD 254-268. Æ (27.5mm, 13.65 g, 12h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Aedicula, with smaller aedicula and statues on pedestals within and caryatids supporting canopy. Rouvier –; BMC –; AUB –; Price & Trell 745 for reverse type; cf. CNG E-Sale 356, lot 398 for same reverse type issued by Gallienus. Dark green patina with some light earthen deposits, some minor smoothing, reverse struck off center. VF. Extremely rare architectural type. |