453, Lot: 448. Estimate $150. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 14.84 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, shrine with pediment. Prieur 861. Toned, a touch of porosity. VF. Extremely rare, five noted by Prieur, and six in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection.