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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #38
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                 Lot Number: 64299
                 Estimate: $750.00
                 Final Sale Price: $517.00
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                 Denomination: Tetradrachm
                 Grade: Good VF
                 Reference: Prieur 848; Bellinger 140




  Mesopotamia, Edessa. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. AR Tetradrachm (13.12 gm). Struck 215-217
  AD. AYT • K•M•A[Y •]ANTWNEINOC C, laureate and cuirassed bust left, holding shield
  with gorgoneion, seen from behind / DHMAP•X [• E]X • UPATOCT • D, eagle standing
  facing, head right, wreath in beak; shrine between legs. Prieur 848; Bellinger 140
  var. (reverse legend). Good VF, light roughness in flan, wonderful late portrait of
  Caracalla. Rare. Estimate $750.






Online auction number 38 closed September 24, 2001.



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