Wonderful Portrait

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1107. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $1225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (12.59 g, 11h). Struck AD 207-208. Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle facing, head left, wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star below. Prieur 1143. EF, light gray toning. Exceptional surfaces, wonderful portrait.