RY73080. Billon tetradrachm, McAlee 1013, Prieur 334, Dura Coins 451, VF, amusing portrait of the 6 year old caesar, excellent centering and strike, uneven toning, some marks, corrosion, coppery encrustations, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 13.035g, maximum diameter 27.9mm, die axis 0
o, as caesar, series 1, 244 A.D.; obverse MAP IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC KECAP, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse ΔHMAPX EΞOYCIAC (holder of Tribunitian power), eagle standing right on palm-frond right, wings spread, right wing behind right leg, head right, wreath in beak, S C (
senatus consulto) in exergue;
very rare;
SOLD