Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 498 | Auction date: 18 August 2021 |
Lot number: 240 | |
Lot description: PHOENICIA, Tyre. Gordian III. AD 238-244. Æ (30mm, 19.08 g, 6h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery; aegis on breastplate / The construction of Carthage: Dido (Elissa) standing left, holding transverse rule; to left, arched gate of Carthage on which mason sits and constructs; murex shell above; in exergue, man digging right with pick. Rouvier 2430; RPC VII.2 (unassigned; ID 6496). Earthen green patina, flan preparation marks. VF. Estimate: 300 USD |