JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.40 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE.Triton XXV Roman Provincial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.40 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. ΛVT KΛI ΛNTωNINOC CЄ, laureate head right; below, eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak / ΔHMΛP X ЄΞ VΠΛTOC Δ, Eagle standing facing on thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; grape bunch between legs. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur 1621/1622 (obv./rev.); Bellinger –; Sofaer –; CNG 118, lot 831 (Galst) = CNG 60, lot 1409 (same dies). Whisper of iridescence, traces of underlying luster, traces of porosity, a couple of laminations on reverse, obverse struck with worn die. VF. Extremely rare, only one example in CoinArchives (the CNG 118 coin, which hammered $11,000). |