5921
Sold At Auction #28
 Lot Number: 62494
 Estimate: $100.00
 Final Sale Price: $71.50
 Denomination: 29mm
 Grade: VF black and brown patina
 Reference: SNG Copenhagen 366; BMC Phoenicia pg. 274, 393

  Phoenicia, Tyre. Elagabalus. 218-222 AD. Æ 29mm (20.36 gm). IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS
  AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SEP TIM TVRO COL, hexastyle temple
  of Astarte with arch in pediment, figure of Astarte within, resting hand on trophy
  and being crowned by Nike, on column at right; in exergue, altar between palm tree
  and murex shell. SNG Copenhagen 366; BMC Phoenicia pg. 274, 393. VF, black and brown
  patina, porous. Estimate $100.

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