304, Lot: 299. Estimate $100. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CILICIA, Tarsus. Volusian. AD 251-253. Æ (31mm, 14.82 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Dionysus standing facing, head right, holding cantharus and thyrsus; panther at feet to left. SNG France –; SNG Levante –; Ziegler 819 (same obv. die); BMC 316. Near VF, black patina with light earthen deposits. Rare.
From the Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection.