445, Lot: 379. Estimate $500. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Neapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.51 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, lit altar. Prieur 1702 var. (rev. legend); Sofaer –. VF, toned, minor porosity and deposits, a few light scratches. Extremely rare, Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and none in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 179 (2 January 2008), lot 177 (incorrectly attributed to Byblus).