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Monthly Auction 61210 16 May 2021
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SYRIA. Antioch. Hostilian, as Caesar (AD 251). BI tetradrachm (25mm, 11.93 gm, 12h). NGC Choice VF. AD 250-251. Γ OYAΛ OCTIΛIAN MЄ KYINTOC KЄCAP, bare headed, draped bust of Hostilian right, seen from front; ••• below / ΔHMAP-X ЄΞOYCIAC, eagle standing left on palm, head left, tail right, wreath in beak, wings spread; S C below. Prieur 649 (1 example known in Prieur.)
Very rare and as noted by McAlee (p. 376) - "Hostilian's Antiochene provincial coins are the rarest of the emperors of the 3rd century."
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 300-500 USD
SYRIA. Antioch. Hostilian, as Caesar (AD 251). BI tetradrachm (25mm, 11.93 gm, 12h). NGC Choice VF. AD 250-251. Γ OYAΛ OCTIΛIAN MЄ KYINTOC KЄCAP, bare headed, draped bust of Hostilian right, seen from front; ••• below / ΔHMAP-X ЄΞOYCIAC, eagle standing left on palm, head left, tail right, wreath in beak, wings spread; S C below. Prieur 649 (1 example known in Prieur.)
Very rare and as noted by McAlee (p. 376) - "Hostilian's Antiochene provincial coins are the rarest of the emperors of the 3rd century."
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-provincial/ancients-syria-antioch-hostilian-as-caesar-ad-251-bi-tetradrachm-25mm-1193-gm-12h-ngc-choice-vf/a/61210-99011.s?type=CoinArchives61210
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 300-500 USD