SYRIA, Seleucis and Pieria, Seleuceia Pieria, Augustus (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), silver tetradrachm, issued A.D. 5-6, (15.29 g), obv. laureate head of Augustus to right, around **KAISAROS SEBASTOU*, rev. thunderbolt on cushion placed on stool, beneath which **IDR* = (year 114 = 5-6 A.D.), above and below **SELEUKEWN / THS IERAS* / KAI / AUTONOMOV, all within wreath, (S.112, BMC 32, Prieur 1186, SNG von Post 636 [This Coin]). Fine - very fine, rare.
Ex Gordon Parry Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 91 (lot 3536), acquired from Canberra Coin World, and previously from Sotheby's auction Sale of the Eric von Post Collection 9-10 October 1995 (lot 249 part) with packets.