PHOENICIA. Ace-Ptolemais. Caracalla, 198-217. Tetradrachm (Billon, 24 mm, 12.95 g, 6 h), 215-217. [Α]ΥΤ Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤΩ[ΝΙΝΟC CЄΒ] Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΔΗΜΑΡΧ [ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC Δ] Eagle with spread wings standing facing, head to right and holding wreath in beak; between the eagle's legs, cult statue of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Bellinger 256 (Orthosia). Prieur 1220. Somewhat rough, otherwise, good very fine.
Ex Leu Web Auction 28, 11 December 2023, 2648 and previously from the Rainer Stoephasius Collection of Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms, formed over the past four decades.
Price realized | 65 CHF |
Starting price | 50 CHF |