Baldwin's Auctions Ltd > Auction 99 | Auction date: 4 May 2016 |
Lot number: 371 | |
Lot description: THE ALFRED FRANKLIN COLLECTION OF ANCIENT COINS, ROMAN SILVER AND BRONZE COINS, Caracalla (AD 198-217), Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria, struck AD 215-217, laureate head facing right, rev eagle standing facing, head left and wings spread, with wreath in beak, star between legs (Prieur 1179); Silver Tetradrachm, minted at Rhesaena, laureate and draped bust facing right, rev eagle, with head right (Prieur 876). First lustrous and extremely fine, the second, good very fine, toned. (2) first ex Spink Numismatic Circular, volume CXIII, no.5, October 2005, item RM2676 Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated Estimate: £200-250 | ![]() |