RPC Plate Coin

443, Lot: 298. Estimate $300. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (22.5mm, 13.21 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 8 (AD 75/76). Laureate head left / Zeus Salaminios standing facing, holding patera and scepter, with eagle perched on wrist. Prieur 1561 (this coin); Parks 16b; RPC II 1801/24 (this coin cited and illustrated). VF, toned, some light marks and scratches.

From the Michel Prieur Collection.