Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 194 | Auction date: 20 August 2008 |
Lot number: 183 | |
Lot description: Roman Provincial SYRIA, Coele-Syria. Heliopolis. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ 28mm (15.01 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Bird’s eye view of temple precinct containing temple, altar, and urn, with approaching stairway on rocky and wooded outcropping; caduceus in left field. SNG München 1036 var. (urn in left field); SNG Copenhagen 435; BMC 18. Near VF, dark greenish-brown patina under earthen encrustation. Estimate: $500 |