335, Lot: 353. Estimate $150. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
|
PHOENICIA, Ace-Ptolemais. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (26.5mm, 10.37 g, 12h). Laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield / Nemesis standing right, placing hand on wheel set on short column; at feet to left, griffin seated left, with forepaw raised; caduceus in right field. Kadman,
Akko –; Sofaer –; Rosenberger 85. VF, green patina, ragged edge. Scarce.
From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.