Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 123 - Session 2 . 436
Roman Provincial
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JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.11 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T Δ, eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs. Meshorer 89a var. (rev. legend); Prieur 1626-8 var. (same); Bellinger –; Sofaer 80 var. (same). Toned, minor porosity, light marks. VF. Very Rare. A rare legend variety, only four in CoinArchives. From the Richard McAlee Collection.
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