SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (29mm, 12.38 g, 7h). Struck AD 215-217. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 551
Lot: 258. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Billon

Sold For $ 170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (29mm, 12.38 g, 7h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed and holding wreath in beak; between its legs, star above cornucopia. McAlee 693; Prieur 241 (this coin; first example illustrated [CP 637]). Lightly toned with underlying luster, minor roughness, obverse double struck. Good VF. Very rare, nine known to Prieur, and one in CoinArchives.

Ex Michel Prieur Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 453, 2 October 2019), lot 277.


Closing Date and Time: 29 November 2023 at 11:25:40 ET.

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