Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 504
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JUDAEA, Neapolis(?). Caracalla. 198-217 CE. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.58 g, 12h). Struck 215-217 CE. AVT KAI M ANTWNINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMPX ЄΞ YΠATOCTO Δ, eagle standing left atop garlanded altar, head and tail right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, pellet-in-annulet; below, serpent-entwined torch. Kropp –; Prieur –. Unpublished. Struck from worn dies, minor marks. VF. Extremely rare. This coin shows traits of two different mints. The eagle on altar is prevalent on the coins of Neapolis (reattributed to Neapolis by Kropp, Byblus in Prieur), although the eagle is facing the opposite direction and is lacking the K or other field marks. The pellet-in-annulet and serpent-entwined torch is a common feature on the tetradrachms of Caesarea Maritima, but the altar reverse is not known for this city. None of this type are found in CoinArchives yet the die wear on the coin shows there must have been a significant number of these coins made. The attribution to which city is uncertain.
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