Two Extremely Rare Caesarea Maritima Tetradrachms

CNG 85, Lot: 690. Estimate $300. Sold for $470. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.35 g, 6h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on serpent-entwined torch, head left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. Kadman -; Rosenberger 62 var. (obv. legend); SNG ANS 788 var. (same); Prieur 1663A (same obv. die as illustration); Hendin 838 var. (same). VF, porous. Extremely rare.