JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.13 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. VF.

Triton XXVII – Session 5
Lot: 5508. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Provincial, Billon

Sold For $ 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.13 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI ANT-ωNINOC CЄ, laureate head right, supported by eagle standing right; to lower right, serpent-entwined torch / · ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on serpent-entwined torch, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 1665 var.; Sofaer 59 var.; Bellinger –; CNG 99, lot 516 (same dies). Toned, roughness and lamination flaws on reverse. VF. A seemingly unpublished variety, the second known.

The above cited coins differ in several aspects: Ω for ω in obverse legend; no thyrsus on obverse; and bull’s head to right between eagle’s legs on reverse.

Closing Date and Time: 17 January 2024 at 12:49:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer’s fee.