SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.31 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. Near EF.CNG Feature Auction 126 Roman Provincial, Billon, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 2 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.31 g, 12h). Struck AD 205-207. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery, seen from the front, gorgoneion on breastplate / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group I, 15; McAlee, Severan, Group 1, –; Prieur 1129 (same obv. die). Toned with underlying luster. Near EF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, only the Prieur specimen in CoinArchives, this coin far superior to the Prieur specimen. |