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Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 518Auction date: 15 June 2022
Lot number: 354

Lot description:


PHOENICIA, Tyre. Volusian. AD 251-253. Æ (23.5mm, 9.44 g, 12h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Tyche standing left, raising hand to mouth and holding cornucopia; altar to lower left, murex shell to lower right. RPC IX 2045 corr. (altar not described); Rouvier –; BMC –; AUB –. Dark brown patina, earthen deposits, a few flan flaws, cleaning scratches. VF. Extremely rare, only one known to RPC, one more at CoinArchives.

The reverse of the single specimen cited in RPC is off center, with the altar not visible.

Estimate: 200 USD