JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.36 g, 12h).Triton XXIV Roman Provincial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver Sold For $ 2 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.36 g, 12h). M OΠ ANTωN • KAI, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Δ HMAPX ЄΞ V[ΠAT]OC ΠΠ, eagle standing facing on thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; wine jar (amphora) between legs. Prieur 1646; Meshorer, Aelia 99a = Sofaer 96 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, light porosity on the obverse, porosity and a few shallow pits on the reverse. VF. Extremely rare, only two cited by Prieur, and four in CoinArchives. |