| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 561 | Auction date: 1 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 468 Price realized: 100 USD (Approx. 94 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Antioch. temp. Q. Caecilius Bassus. Proconsul, 46-44 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.93 g, 12h). In the name and types of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphus. Dated year 27 of the Caesarean Era (23/22 BC). Diademed head of Philip I right within fillet border / Zeus Nicephorus seated left; monogram to inner left, ZK (date) and thunderbolt in exergue; all within wreath. McAlee 21; RPC I 4143; SC 2491.17; Prieur 20. Toned, light porosity, minor marks. VF. Struck during the time of Q. Caecilius Bassus' governorship of Syria. Bassus, a supporter of Pompey, had led an insurrection against Sextus, cousin of Julius Caesar and governor of Syria from 47-46 BC. For two years he fought off attacks from enemy forces, even calling on the Parthians for assistance (Dio 27.5), before finally falling to Cassius, one of the assassins of Caesar. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
