296, Lot: 195. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus. AD 161-169. Æ (32mm, 18.76 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed busts of Aurelius right, vis-à-vis bust of Verus left / Tyche-Astarte, holding small bust and scepter, standing left with foot on rock outcropping; all within central arch of tetrastyle temple. Meshorer,
Aelia 53; SNG ANS –. Fine, greenish-brown patina with earthen highlights.