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Electronic Auction 462

Lot nuber 256

SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.41 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215-217.


Electronic Auction 462
Lot: 256.
 Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Silver

Sold For $ 160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Emesa. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.41 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Shamash left; H beneath eagle’s head. Prieur 982 (this coin). Lightly toned with underlying luster, minor deposits on the reverse, edge split. Good VF. Extremely rare, only one noted by Prieur, and one in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Robert Gait Collection, no. 738, purchased by him from Ed Waddell, November 1990.


Closing Date and Time: 26 February 2020 at 11:25:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.