310, Lot: 341. Estimate $100. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 10.55 g, 12h). Rome mint for Antioch. Struck AD 246. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wing’s spread, holding wreath in beak; Γ to upper right, MON(
eta) VRB(
is) in exergue. McAlee 901(c); Prieur 307. Near EF, some spotty toning on the obverse, typical light porosity.
From the Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection.