453, Lot: 227. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CYRRHESTICA, Cyrrhus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.49 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Radiate head right / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 908. Toned, some porosity, light copper oxide deposits on the obverse. VF. Extremely rare, four noted by Prieur, and three in CoinArchives.
From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 194 (20 August 2008), lot 152.