SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.06 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 3 (AD 70/1). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 631. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Provincial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 2 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.06 g, 12h). Dated “New Holy Year” 3 (AD 70/1). Laureate head right / Eagle standing left on club, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; palm frond to left; Γ (date) in legend. McAlee 346; Prieur 124 = RPC III 1955.3 (this coin); McAlee, VSPC 23. Toned. VF. Fine style. Rare.

From the Deer Creek Collection. Ex Michel Prieur Collection (Triton XXII, 8 January 2019), lot 580; Lanz 42 (23 November 1987), lot 478.

The date “New Holy Year” 3 coincides with the fall of Jerusalem in August of AD 70.

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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