| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 505 Price realized: 3,250 USD (Approx. 2,977 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Macrinus. 217-218 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.00 g, 12h). AVT K M OΠ CЄ MAKPIN[OC ЄCB], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left, seen from the front / ΔHMAPX Є VΠATOC, eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, uncertain object. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur 1644 corr. (legends); Sofaer –. Lightly toned with some luster, graffito on reverse, slight roughness. Near EF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, one more in CoinArchives, this is the third known. Bellinger purchased his piece in the bazaar of Damascus and did not assign it to any particular mint. Based on stylistic links to coins of Diadumenian, Prieur placed the issue at Jerusalem. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
