Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 289 | Auction date: 24 October 2012 |
Lot number: 240 | |
Lot description: Roman Provincial PHOENICIA, Berytus. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (26mm, 17.11 g, 12h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Astarte standing facing, left foot on prow, holding cruciform standard and aphlaston, lifting hem of chiton; to left, Nike on column, crowning Astarte. Sawaya 2273 (D393/R874) = BMC 260. Near VF, brown patina. Ex J. S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 245), lot 288. Estimate: $100 | ![]() |