PHOENICIA, Tyre. Salonina. Augusta, AD 254-268. Æ (28mm, 15.74 g, 6h).Electronic Auction 495 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 1 025. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PHOENICIA, Tyre. Salonina. Augusta, AD 254-268. Æ (28mm, 15.74 g, 6h). Draped bust right, wearing stephane / The Building of Carthage: Dido standing left, holding a ruler and scepter, surveying construction; mason above gate, worker with pick-axe digging before gate; murex shell to lower left. Cf. Rouvier 2566; AUB –; BMC –. Dark brown to black patina with some light earthen highlights/deposits, some roughness. Near VF. |