450, Lot: 316. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.09 g, 12h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on serpent-entwined torch right, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, bull’s head right. Prieur 1680; Sofaer –. Metal flaws, a few light scratches. Near VF. Struck from a worn reverse die. Extremely rare, only three noted by Prieur, and two in CoinArchives.