Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 17-20 Jan 2023
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MACRINUS, A.D. 217-218. Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Emesa. BI Tetradrachm. NGC Ch AU.
Prieur-1015. Obverse: Laureate head right; Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Shamash left; crescent beneath eagle's head. A fine portrait of Macrinus with sharp detail. This impressively preserved example offers full radiant luster in the fields, toned to an elegant warm hue.
Estimate: $100 - $200
Prieur-1015. Obverse: Laureate head right; Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Shamash left; crescent beneath eagle's head. A fine portrait of Macrinus with sharp detail. This impressively preserved example offers full radiant luster in the fields, toned to an elegant warm hue.
Estimate: $100 - $200