A fantastic portrait of Augustus
Lot 2126
SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Augustus, 27 BC-AD 14. Tetradrachm (Silver, 26 mm, 15.30 g, 12 h), CY 30 and COS XIII = 2/1 BC. ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ Laureate head of Augustus to right. Rev. ΕΤΟΥΣ - Λ - ΝΙΚΗΣ / IΓ Tyche seated right on rocks, holding palm frond in her right hand; below, half-length figure of river god Orontes swimming to right; in field above, two monograms. McAlee 185. Prieur 55. RPC I 4156. A beautiful example with a fantastic portrait. A flan fault on the obverse and with minor porosity on the reverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the J. M. A. L. Collection, formed between 1970 and 2000, Chaponnière & Firmenich 13, 16 May 2021, 264 (with collector's ticket) and ex Münzen & Medaillen AG FPL 568, September 1993, 13.
Starting price:
200 CHF
Hammer price:
1900 CHF
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Closed
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Closing time: 17-Jul-22, 18:48:00 CEST
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