SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 15.28 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 and Year 108 of the Caesarean Era (AD 59/60). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 525 – Session 1
Lot: 666. Estimated: $ 200

Roman Provincial, Silver

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Nero. AD 54-68. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 15.28 g, 12h). Dated RY 6 and Year 108 of the Caesarean Era (AD 59/60). Laureate, bearded bust right, wearing aegis / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with wings displayed; palm frond to left, ς above HP (dates) to right. McAlee 256b; RPC I 4180; Prieur 80. Lightly toned, minor porosity. Good VF.

Prieur notes in his book (p. 13): “This is the first coin where a palm-branch appears in the field. We have noted in our introduction to Antioch that it was a religious symbol linked to rites of aspersion. The suppression of the Tyche, which bore the palm in hand, does not make the palm disappear; it must have had a meaning in itself.”

Closing Date and Time: 19 October 2022 at 13:41:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.