SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.01 g, 6h). Officina H. Struck AD 215-217.

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Lot: 261. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Provincial, Silver

Sold For $ 2 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Julia Domna. Augusta, AD 193-217. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.01 g, 6h). Officina H. Struck AD 215-217. Draped bust right, wearing stephane / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; H to lower right; between legs, radiate and draped bust of Shamash left. Prieur 981 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. Lightly toned. EF. Very rare variety, only 2 specimens cited by Prieur, and several additional in CoinArchives.

From the John L. Cowan Collection. Ex Michel Prieur Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 635; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 461 (November/December 1983), no. 63.


Closing Date and Time: 3 June 2020 at 11:26:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.