453, Lot: 248. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.91 g, 12h). Dated “Holy Year” 3 (AD 70/1). Laureate head right / IEP[OV] ETOVΣ Γ (engraved over B), eagle standing left on club, with wings spread; palm frond to left. Prieur 113A (
this coin); McAlee 336; RPC II 1947. Toned, a couple light scratches. Fine. Rare, interesting engraver’s error for date.
From the Michel Prieur Collection.