Classical Numismatic Group > Mail Bid Sale 69 | Auction date: 8 June 2005 |
Lot number: 1031 | |
Lot description: LYCIA, Phaselis. Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III. Augusta, 241-244 AD. Æ 30mm (16.23 gm, 1h). Estimate $500 LYCIA, Phaselis. Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III. Augusta, 241-244 AD. Æ 30mm (16.23 gm, 1h). Diademed and draped bust right, set on crescent / FACH-LEI[T]wN, Athena standing left, dropping pebble into urn and holding palm; shield propped against leg. Apparently unpublished. VF, dusty, dark green patina. ($500) From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk Bid or Buy Sale 106 (20 January 1999), lot 718. |