Details
LOT 2973
Diadumenian, as Caesar BI Tetradrachm of Gaza, Judaea. AD 217-218.
M OΠ ANT-ΩN KAI, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from the front / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T A, eagle standing facing, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star in upper right field; between legs, Marnas symbol within circle. Prieur 1697; Sofaer 205. Very Fine. Very rare.(10.63gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 563, 5 June 2024, lot 547.
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