189, Lot: 126. Estimate $100. Sold for $245. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ 31mm (24.11 g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, drapery on far shoulder / Astarte standing facing, holding scepter and placing hand on trophy; at her feet, Marsyas advancing right, carrying wine-skin over shoulder; to right, column surmounted by Nike. SNG Copenhagen -; cf. BMC 372-373. Fine, brown surfaces, a few pits.
From the J. S. Wagner Collection.