SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.40 g, 7h). 2nd officina.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Hostilian. As Caesar, AD 250-251. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.40 g, 7h). 2nd officina. Bareheaded and draped bust right, seen from the front; •• below / Eagle standing left on palm frond, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. McAlee 1060b; RPC IX 1717; Prieur 647. Porosity, patches of rust on reverse. In NGC encapsulation 5747260-007, graded MS; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5. Rare, five cited by Prieur, only two in CoinArchives.

From the Kalevala Collection. Ex Heritage 232108 (24 February 2021), lot 64170.


Closing Date and Time: 20 April 2022 at 11:46:00 ET.