SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Gordian III. AD 238-244. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 11.45 g, 11h). Struck AD 242-244. VF.

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Roman Provincial, Billon

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Gordian III. AD 238-244. BI Tetradrachm (28mm, 11.45 g, 11h). Struck AD 242-244. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from the front / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; below, crescent above ram leaping right, head left. Bland, Coinage 36 (O154); McAlee 882; RPC VII.2 3522; Prieur 303. Toned, porosity, edge roughness. VF. This may be specimen no. 2 in Bland, “Collection Andre Ronde (M Prieur documentation” but there are no photo or metrics given. Extremely rare, only five known to Bland, two recorded in RPC.

From the André Ronde Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 13 December 2023 at 11:42:20 ET.

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