SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.33 g, 1h). Struck circa AD 215-217. VF.

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Lot: 535. Estimated: $ 100

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.33 g, 1h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group VI, 59; McAlee, Severan, Group VI, 40; RPC V.3 Online 87443; Prieur 1179; Dow, ACTTB, p. 111 (this coin). Toned with underlying luster, slight roughness. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 210 (13 May 2009), lot 133.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter The Greek Empire. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 29 April 2026 at 12:58:40 ET.

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