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Electronic Auction 445  5 Jun 2019
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Lot 345

Estimate: 150 USD
Price realized: 260 USD
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DECAPOLIS, Gadara. Diadumenian. As Caesar, AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.53 g, 12h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, the Three Graces within wreath. Prieur 1612 var. (obv. bust type and legend, rev. legend); CNG 85, lot 665 (same obv. die). Near VF, lightly toned, some porosity, a few spots of verdigris. Extremely rare, Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and only one similar in CoinArchives (CNG 85, lot 665).

From the Michel Prieur Collection.
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