Lot n° 84
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 286EUR
Tessera - Lot 84
Tessera
Obverse: bust of a young god carrying olive branches, wearing a calathos. At the bottom, the inscription: "Fortune (who protects) the olive trees". On the reverse, the sign of Bel (three Palmyrian letters). A betyl between two sacrificial knives.
Bronze.
Palmyra, 3rd century.
3.5 x 2.5 cm
Provenance :
From a copy of the collectors' notes, acquired in Istanbul in 1959 (?).
Nicole and Jean-Michel Thierry Collection - lots 1 to 141.
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