JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.83 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. VF.CNG Feature Auction 126 Roman Provincial, Billon, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.83 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI ANT ωNЄINOC C B, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, panther seated right with paw on wine jar. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur –; Sofaer –; Triton XXVII, lot 502 (same dies; hammer $3000). Lustrous, areas of flatness, struck on a small flan. VF. Extremely rare. Unpublished and the third known. |