Leu Numismatik

Web Auction 15  –  27 - 28 February 2021

Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 15

Celtic, Greek, Central Asian, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic and Modern ...

Part 1: Sa, 27.02.2021, from 10:00 AM CET
Part 2: Su, 28.02.2021, from 10:00 AM CET
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Description

★ A very rare date ★

SYRIA, Seleukis and Pieria. Laodicea ad Mare. 78/7-17/6 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 15.21 g, 12 h), CY 28 = 54/3. Veiled, turreted and draped bust of the city-goddess to right. Rev. ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ / ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ - ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ Zeus seated left, holding Nike in his right hand and long scepter in his left; in inner left field, HK (date); below throne, monogram; in exergue, ΣE; all within laurel wreath. Gorny & Mosch 265 (2019), 507 corr. (erroneous date). HGC 9, 1398 var. (unrecorded date). Mørkholm, Laodicea, -. A very rare date. Boldly struck and attractive, an excellent example. Some die rust on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.

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