76, Lot: 27. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Beroea. Macrinus. 217-218 AD. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.11 gm). Struck late July-September 217 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust with medium beard right, seen from behind / Eagle standing right, head turned left; winged creature between legs, B E on either side. Prieur 896; Bellinger 85; cf. C. L. Clay, "The Roman Coinage of Macrinus and Diadumenian,"
NZ 93, pg. 31. Toned VF. Very rare.
From the T. R. McIntosh Collection.