CNG 111, Lot: 505. Estimate $300. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.21 g, 11h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on grain ear, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 1580A. Choice EF, lightly toned with underlying luster. Very rare, five known to Prieur, and five in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection.