The Nymphaeum at Tarsus

373, Lot: 278. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (34mm, 15.72 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / The Nymphaeum at Tarsus: Nymphaeum with central arch and niche to left and right each containing fountain; above each niche, quadriga of horses led outward by figure; above central arch, facing quadriga of elephants below statue of Skylla. SNG von Aulock 6016; SNG Levante 1045; SNG Levante Supp. 265; Mabbott 2225; Price & Trell 511. Fine, brown patina. Rare and interesting architectural type.