323, Lot: 292. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PALMYRENE, Palmyra. Pseudo-autonomous issue. 2nd century AD. Æ (15mm, 2.41 g, 9h). Facing bust of Baal, wearing polos, between radiate bust of the sun-god Yarhibol right and bust of the moon-god Aglibol left / Nike left, holding palm and setting scales on baetyl. Krzyźanowska,
Monnayage type I; De Saulcy p. 64, 1; Du Buisson p. 722 and fig. 306. Fine, partial green–brown patina, bare metal revealed in places, rough surfaces.