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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3420848, member: 57495&quot;]Great writeup!&nbsp; I’ve always wanted an example of the type but have yet to score one.&nbsp; Here’s another from Tyre featuring just one of the rocks.&nbsp; I’m away from my catalog and pic database, so am using seller’s pics and description.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]908094[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PHOENICIA, Tyre. <i>Otacilia Severa. </i></b>Augusta, AD 244-249. Æ (28.3mm, 17.97 g, 12h). Diademed and draped bust right / Sacrifice to Tyche-Astarte: Tyche-Astarte seated left, holding cornucopia and open wreath(?); before her, large baetyl (Ambrosial rock); in exergue, four figures of Cities (Tyche), wearing turreted crowns; the outer two raising their hands toward Tyche-Astarte; one raising a wreath, and the last pouring a libation on an altar. Cf. Rouvier 2440 (Philip I); cf. BMC 433 (Philip I); cf. AUB 266 (Philip I); Lindgren &amp; Kovacs 2388 var. (Marsyas instead of Ambrosial rock). Fine, dark green patina with tan highpoints and earthen highlights/deposits. Very rare type, especially so with Ambrosial rock. None on CoinArchives.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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