Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3354 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday 20th November) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $300
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SOLD $400
PHOENICIA, Roman Province, Trajan, (A.D. 98-117), silver tetradrachm, Tyre mint, (14.48 g), issued 110-1, obv. Trajan laureate head right, **AUTOKR KAI* C NEP TPAIAN O CCEB **GERM DAK*, legend around, rev. **DHMARC EX IE UPAT E*, eagle standing facing on club, wings spread, head to left, palm in right field, (cf.S.1077, Prieur 1504, Wruck 158). Nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Ex Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 86 (lot 3388) and previously from Antiquarius, New Zealand with their ticket.
The reverse legend indicates the fifteenth year of tribunician power and five times consul and this corresponds to A.D. 110-111. Wruck assigned the mint of issue to Antioch ad Orontem, but Prieur places it correctly to Tyre.
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