SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.27 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. VF.

Electronic Auction 564
Lot: 407.
Closing Date: Jun 19 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.27 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Shamash left. Prieur 971 var. (bust); CNG 539, lot 504. Toned with hints of luster, slight roughness, trace deposits. VF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, two in CoinArchives.


Closing Date and Time: 19 June 2024 at 12:15:20 ET.

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