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Triton XXII 8-9 Jan 2019
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CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.19 g, 1h). Struck AD 215-217. AVT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC CЄ-B, radiate and draped bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ V-ΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing right, with wings spread, on lion advancing right. Prieur 933 (this coin illustrated); Bellinger –. VF, toned, porous in areas, minor weakness of strike. Extremely rare and apparently unique.
From the Michel Prieur Collection.
All tetradrachms of Hierapolis with an eagle standing on a lion (rather than the lion standing between the eagle's legs) are rare. This is apparently the only known specimen to be paired with this obverse bust type.
From the Michel Prieur Collection.
All tetradrachms of Hierapolis with an eagle standing on a lion (rather than the lion standing between the eagle's legs) are rare. This is apparently the only known specimen to be paired with this obverse bust type.