SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.80 g, 12h). Officina A. Struck circa AD 215-217. Good VF.

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Lot: 625. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Provincial, Billon

Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.80 g, 12h). Officina A. Struck circa AD 215-217. Laureate head right over eagle standing facing, head left, with wings displayed / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Shamash left; A beneath eagle’s head. Nurpetlian, Orontes 29 var. (bust); Prieur 953. Lustrous over tone, light porosity, peripheral flatness. Good VF. Extremely rare; two cited by Prieur, none in CoinArchives (one recorded but incorrectly attributed).

From the André Ronde Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 13:28:00 ET.

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