SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.53 g, 1h). Struck AD 209. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 702. Estimated: $ 500

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Geta. As Caesar, AD 198-209. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.53 g, 1h). Struck AD 209. Bareheaded and draped bust right, wearing light beard / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 43; McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1158. Lustrous, a few scratches, reverse slightly off center. Near EF. Rare. Only one cited by Prieur, several in CoinArchives.

This is the only bearded portrait of Geta as Caesar issued at Laodicea, certainly struck shortly before he became Augustus late in AD 209. All known coins are struck with the same obverse die.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 7 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

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