Classical Numismatic Group > Mail Bid Sale 73 | Auction date: 13 September 2006 |
Lot number: 743 | |
Lot description: PHOENICIA, Berytus. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ 29mm (19.47 g, 1h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Facing bust of Astarte; aquila and cornucopia on either side; all within tetrastyle temple; pellet in pediment; in exergue, lion advancing right. AUB 122 var. (bust type); SNG Copenhagen 123. VF, black-green patina with orange highlights. From the Alexandre de Barros Collection. Ex Freeman & Sear 6 (6 October 2000), lot 422. Estimate: $200 |