Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
Lot number: 5508 Price realized: 600 USD (Approx. 551 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.13 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI ANT-ωNINOC CЄ, laureate head right, supported by eagle standing right; to lower right, serpent-entwined torch / · ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing on serpent-entwined torch, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 1665 var.; Sofaer 59 var.; Bellinger –; CNG 99, lot 516 (same dies). Toned, roughness and lamination flaws on reverse. VF. A seemingly unpublished variety, the second known. The above cited coins differ in several aspects: Ω for ω in obverse legend; no thyrsus on obverse; and bull's head to right between eagle's legs on reverse. Estimate: 500 USD |