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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 449 | Auction date: 31 July 2019 |
| Lot number: 366 | |
| Lot description: 'ATYPICAL' COINS, Edessa type. Elagabalus. AD 218-222. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 13.60 g, 11h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right set on eagle standing right, holding wreath in beak / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; small shrine between legs. Prieur 1727 (this coin illustrated). Some porosity. Good VF. Extremely rare – the only one known to Prieur. From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Brussels market hoard (R. Bland, "Hoards of Syrian Tetradrachms," in NC 151 [1991], p. 9-10, Hoard IV [coin not listed, but see note under Prieur 1727]). Estimate: 300 USD |  |
