| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2615 Price realized: 170 CHF (Approx. 193 USD / 179 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Gabala. Diadumenian, 218. Tetradrachm (Billon, 24 mm, 14.62 g, 11 h), May-june 218. AYT K AN ΔIA•••ΔYM[...] Laureate and draped bust of Diadumenian to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΔHMAPX ЄΞ Eagle standing facing with spread wings, head turned to left and holding wreath in beak; to right, date palm; between legs, crab. Bellinger -. Prieur 1090 (only 1 example noted, same obverse die as present coin). Extremely rare. Somewhat crudely struck on a short flan, otherwise, very fine. From the Rainer Stoephasius Collection of Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms, formed over the past four decades. This tetradrachm is quite remarkable in that the titles and the laurel wreath mark it as an issue struck after the revolt of Elagabalus in May 218, when Diadumenian was raised to the rank of Augustus by Macrinus, and also in the unusual addition of a palm tree to the otherwise unvaried standing eagle type of the Syro-Phoenician tetradrachms of the era. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
