Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 2 . 516
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JUDAEA, Neapolis. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 14.48 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI AN TωNINOC C B, radiate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠTOC Δ, eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, three-horned altar. Kropp –; Prieur 1310 (Byblus). Lustrous, minor marks. Good VF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, none in CoinArchives (one listed but incorrectly attributed). Dr. Kropp has reattributed this series, by die study, from Byblus to Neapolis in Judaea (see Dr. Andreas Kropp, "A Roman altar on Mt. Gerizim: Rediscovering a civic icon on tetradrachms of Neapolis (Samaria)" in JRA 34 [2021]. pp. 220-236).
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