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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #27
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                 Lot Number: 62367
                 Estimate: $150.00
                 Final Sale Price: $313.50
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                 Denomination: 30mm
                 Grade: VF black patina
                 Reference: BMC Phoenicia pg. 90, 256




  Phoenicia, Berytus. Valerian I. 253-260 AD. Æ 30mm (11.09 gm). Laureate and draped
  bust right / Astarte standing facing, wearing turreted head-dress and holding
  cruciform standard and aphlaston, foot on prow; Nike crowns her from atop column at
  right. BMC Phoenicia pg. 90, 256. VF, black patina. Scarce. Estimate $150.



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