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Auction 17  26 Oct 2018
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Lot 284

Estimate: 1000 CHF
Price realized: 2600 CHF
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Geta Caesar, 198-209. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 8.56 g, 7 h). Seleucia ad Calycadnum. ΠΟ CΕΠ ΓΕΤΑC ΚΑΙ Bare-headed and draped bust of Geta to right. Rev. CΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ΚΑΛΥ-Κ-Α -Δ-ΝΩ / C - Ε Dionysos standing left, wearing long robes and holding long staff (thyrsos?) with his left hand and pouring from a kantharos held in his right. Prieur 747 = SNG Levante 750 = SNG von Aulock 8708 (this coin). Extremely rare, if not unique. Toned, attractive and with an obverse portrait of distinguished quality. Very fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, ex Triton VII, 13-14 January 2004, 788, and from the collections of E. Levante and H. von Aulock.
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