Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 191 | Auction date: 30 July 2014 |
Lot number: 187 | |
Lot description: Augustus; 27 BC-14 AD, Antiochia ad Orontem, Seleucis and Pieria, Year 26 and COS XII = 5 BC, Tetradrachm, 14.96g. RPC-4151 (8 spec.), Prieur-50 (27 spec.), McAlee-180. Obv: KAISAPOS SE - BASTOV Head laureate r., the leaves in the wreath have long stems, bead and reel border. Rx: ETOVS - SK - NIKHS ("Year 26 after the Victory") Turreted Tyche of Antioch seated r. on rocks, holding curving palm branch before her, at her feet river god Orontes swimming r. with head facing, monograms expandable to "COS 12" and "Antioch" in field, border of dots. Ex Gemini IX, 8 January 2012, lot 254. EF |