SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.25 g, 6h). Struck AD 117. Near VF.

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Lot: 399. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Silver

Sold For $ 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Hadrian. AD 117-138. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.25 g, 6h). Struck AD 117. Laureate, draped, and cuiassed bust right above an eagle standing right, wings dsplayed, holding the leg and thigh of a sacrificial animal / Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding grain ears and poppy heads with right hand; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right, head left. McAlee 531; RPC III 3686.5 (this coin cited); Prieur 154. Lightly toned, light scratches. Near VF. Very rare, only 3 specimens cited by Prieur.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 63 (21 May 2003), lot 1057; Duplicate from the Richard McAlee Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 47 (16 September 1998), lot 956.


Closing Date and Time: 15 November 2023 at 12:12:40 ET.

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