Extremely Rare

443, Lot: 367. Estimate $150. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Aradus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 13.00 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, bull’s head right. Prieur 1234 var. (legends). Good VF, lightly toned, minor pitting. Extremely rare, Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and this coin is the only specimen in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 248 (26 January 2011), lot 307.