94, Lot: 102. Estimate $300. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LYCIA, Phaselis. Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Æ 33mm (19.48 gm). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Cult statue of Aphrodite facing, veil supported by two Erotes; altar and small nude figure at feet. Von Aulock,
Die Münzprägung des Gordian III und der Tranquillina in Lykien 267 = BMC Lycia pg. 82, 22, pl. XVII, 4 = Imhoof-Blumer, "Beiträge zur Erklärung griechischer Münztypen," in
Nomisma VIII, pg. 19, 57, pl. II, 27 (same reverse die; obverse not illustrated). VF, brown patina with green highlights. Rare.