Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 200 | Auction date: 19 January 2017 |
Lot number: 233 | |
Lot description: Augustus. Tetradrachm; Augustus; 27 BC-14 AD, Antiochia ad Orontem, Seleucis and Pieria, Year 42 Actian Era and Year 60 Caesarean Era = 12 AD, Tetradrachm, 15.19g. RPC-4159, Prieur-58, McAlee-188, BMC-149. Obv: ???S???S S???S??V from upper r., Laureate head of Augustus r.; fillet border. Rx: ???????O? ?????????OS Tyche seated r. on rock, holding palm-branch; below, river-god Orontes swimming r.; in field above palm-branch, BM; in field below palm-branch, ? and ANT monogram. Very rare date.Exceptionally sharp portrait of Augustus with famous sculpture depicted on reverse Estimate: 1700 USD |