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LOT 3142
Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Emesa, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 198-217.
Struck AD 215-217. [ΑΥΤ K M] A • ANTΩNЄINOC • CЄB •, laureate head to right / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head to left, wreath in beak; bust of Shamash (Sol) to left between legs. Cf. Prieur 1009. Very Fine.(12.38gr, 27mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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