Lot 369: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antiochia ad Orontem. Augustus. 27 B.C.-A.D. 14 AR tetradrachm. Year 36 of the Actian Era and year 54 of the Caesarean Era (A.D. 6).

Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antiochia ad Orontem. Augustus. 27 B.C.-A.D. 14 AR tetradrachm. Year 36 of the Actian Era and year 54 of the Caesarean Era (A.D. 6). ΚΑΙΣΑ[ΡΟΣ ΣΕ-ΒΑΣΤΟΥ], laureate head of Augustus right / [ΑΝΤΙΟ]ΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩΣ, Tyche seated right on rocky outcropping, holding palm; below, half-length figure of river-god Orontes swimming right; above, Actian era date (ςΛ); in right field, ΔN (Caesarean era date) above ANT monogram. McAlee 187; Prieur 57; RPC 4158. Fine.

From an American Collection of Biblical and Related Coinage.

• Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
• Lot #: 369
• Listing #: 177219
• Closed: Friday, September 16, 2016 7:02:40 PM CT
• Estimate: $100
• Collection: U.S. Collection of Biblical and Related Coinage