| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2398 Price realized: 140 CHF (Approx. 159 USD / 148 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: CILICIA. Syedra. Caracalla, 198-217. Tetrassarion (Bronze, 33 mm, 20.05 g, 6 h). A K M AY ANTΩNЄINOC C Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. CYЄΔPЄΩN Ares standing facing, head to left, between Dike, on the left and with her head turned to right, holding sword in her right hand, and Hermes, on the right, holding kerykeion in his left. BMC -. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Levante -. SNG Paris -. SNG PFPS -. Ziegler -. Extremely rare. Somewhat smoothed and with minor traces of silvering, otherwise, nearly very fine. From the collection of Eric ten Brink, Leu Web Auction 26, 8-13 July 2023, 2331, ex Naumann E-Auction 47, 9 October 2016, 388. The silvering of Roman Provincial coins is a very rare phenomenon and most likely reflects private preference rather than an official practice. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
