JUDAEA, Gaza. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.64 g, 2h). Struck 215-217 CE. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 658. Estimated: $ 1 000

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JUDAEA, Gaza. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.64 g, 2h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / Heifer (Io) standing left, head facing; mem above; all within diadem being supported by eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. RPC V.3 Online 79369 (this coin cited); Prieur 1684 corr. (rev. legend); Sofaer –; Triton XVIII, lot 903 (same dies). Toned. VF. Extremely rare, Prieur cites only two examples, three in RPC.

From the Deer Creek Collection. Ex Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection (Triton XXV, 11 January 2022), lot 707; Leu 75 (25 October 1999), lot 1559; Robert Schonwalter Collection; Spink 60 (7 October 1987), lot 164 (hammer for £2600).

The heifer refers to Io, a nymph who was seduced by Zeus and transformed into the beast to escape the detection of his wife Hera. Io appears in anthropomorphic form fairly frequently on the bronze coinage of Gaza, since ancient tradition recorded that the city was also called Ione.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 132 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 18-19 May 2026.

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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