SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.78 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 246.Electronic Auction 492 Roman Provincial, Silver Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 11.78 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 246. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; B to upper right, S–C facross field, MON(eta) VRB(is) in exergue. McAlee 901b; Prieur 306; RPC VIII Online (unassigned; ID 29190). Toned, flan crack, weakness on eagle’s breast, traces of underlying luster. Near EF. Good portrait coin. |