ARABIA, Bostra(?). Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 7.53 g, 7h). Struck AD 112-114. VF.

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Lot: 327. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Silver

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ARABIA, Bostra(?). Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 7.53 g, 7h). Struck AD 112-114. Laureate and draped bust right / Cult image of Artemis Pergaia within distyle temple with eagle in pediment. Ganschow, Münzen X15d; RPC III 4071 (Arabian mint); Sydenham, Caesarea 190. Lightly toned, some roughness and scratches, obverse smoothed. VF.

Ex Roma E-Sale 43 (3 February 2018), lot 353.

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

Closing Date and Time: 11 September 2024 at 11:48:40 ET.

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