ARABIA, Bostra(?). Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tridrachm (22mm, 9.90 g, 7h). Struck AD 112-114. Near VF.

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Lot: 376. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Silver

Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ARABIA, Bostra(?). Trajan. AD 98-117. AR Tridrachm (22mm, 9.90 g, 7h). Struck AD 112-114. Laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / Cult image of Artemis of Perge within distyle shrine set on four steps; eagle in pediment. Ganschow, Münzen X15d; RPC III 4071 (Arabian mint); Metcalf, Tell Kalak 4; Sydenham, Caesarea 190. Toned, scratches, plugged. Near VF.

Purchased by the consignor from Oslo Mynthandel (ND).

Traditionally thought to be tridrachms, but more recently termed tetradrachms (see K. Butcher, “The silver coinage of Roman Arabia,” Judaea and Rome in Coins 65BCE-135 CE [London, 2012], p. 208). Ganschow, in his 2018 corpus, identifies them as tridrachms still.

Closing Date and Time: 12 April 2023 at 12:05:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.