Watch List notes:

SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch. Trajan, 98-117. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 13.92 g, 6 h), RY 17 = 112/3. ΑΥΤ[ΟΚΡ ΚΑΙС ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС СЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ Laureate head of Trajan to right, set on eagle standing right; to lower left, club. Rev. ΔΗΜΑΡΧ•ЄΞ IΖ ΥΠΑΤ ς The Tyche of Antioch seated right on rocks, holding grain ears and poppy head in her right hand; below to right, river-god Orontes swimming to right, looking back. McAlee 472. Prieur 1500 corr. (Tyre). RPC III 3548. Rare and nicely toned. Minor flan fault on the obverse and very light doubling on the reverse, otherwise, about very fine.


From an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s.