440, Lot: 347. Estimate $200. Sold for $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CILICIA, Tarsus. Valerian I. AD 253-260. Æ (32.5mm, 19.54 g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Tarsus seated facing, head right, being crowned with wreath by Perseus standing left, holding harpa; to left of Tyche, Hercules standing right, below, river-god Cydnus swimming left. SNG BN 1824; SNG Levante 1188. Near VF, rough dark brown patina with touches of green. Rare, only five examples on CoinArchives.
From the Ralph DeMarco ‘Perseus’ Collection.