ARABIA, Bostra(?). Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 10.74 g, 7h). Struck AD 112-114. Near EF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 498.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Silver

Estimate: $ 400

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ARABIA, Bostra(?). Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 10.74 g, 7h). Struck AD 112-114. Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / Cult image of Artemis Pergaia within distyle temple; in pediment, eagle with wings displayed. Ganschow, Münzen X15b; RPC III 4069 (Arabian mint); Sydenham, Caesarea 190a. Light iridescent tone with some luster, light roughness and edge damage. Near EF.

Ex Roma E-Sale 78 (17 December 2020), lot 803 (hammer £1400); Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2020 (25 May 2020), lot 989.

Traditionally thought to be tridrachms, but more recently termed tetradrachms (see K. Butcher, “The silver coinage of Roman Arabia,” Judaea and Rome in Coins 65 BCE-135 CE [London, 2012], p. 208).

Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 12:45:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.