SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.87 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 205-207. Choice EF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 565. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Provincial, Billon

Sold For $ 5 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.87 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 205-207. AYT • KAI CЄOYHPOC C, laureate and cuirassed bust right, with gorgoneion on breastplate, seen from the front / ΔHMAPX • ЄΞ • YΠATTOC • Γ •, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 5 (this coin illustrated); McAlee, Severan, Group I, –; Prieur 1119 (this coin). Lightly toned with hints of iridescence, lustrous. Choice EF. Superb portrait and bust, carved by a master die cutter. Very rare, only five noted by Prieur, eleven in CoinArchives.

Ex Lanz 102 (28 May 2001), lot 707; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 91.


The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Two – Lot 335-673 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 10 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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