453, Lot: 375. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 15.34 g, 6h). Officina A. Struck circa AD 215-217. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Shamash left; A to lower right. Prieur 949 var. (position of A on reverse). Deeply toned, obverse corroded and pitted, several scratches. VF. Extremely rare, Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and one, this coin, in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18 March 1998), lot 994.