CNG 97, Lot: 484. Estimate $300. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (32mm, 13.47 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Conical cult xoanon of Aphrodite of Paphos within central distyle tower; distyle porticoes flanking, each containing candelabra and with dove above; the entire structure set on low basis; semicircular fencing below. Parks 23; SNG Copenhagen 89; BMC 55. VF, dusty blue-green surfaces.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.