Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 530 | Auction date: 4 January 2023 |
Lot number: 581 | |
Lot description: PHOENICIA, Tyre. Gallienus. AD 253-268. Æ (27mm, 16.86 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Dido standing left in galley, holding cornucopia, reaching towards smaller figure to her left, another figure to her right; oars below, two murex shells on either side of oars. Gemini VI, lot 784. Otherwise unpublished. Earthen brown patina, roughness. Fine. Extremely rare, the second known. Estimate: 100 USD | ![]() |