91, Lot: 127. Estimate $150. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Beroea. Macrinus. 217-218 AD. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.88 gm). Struck late July-September 217 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust with medium beard right, seen from front / Eagle standing facing, head left, holding wreath in beak; winged creature between legs, B E on either side. Prieur 889; Bellinger 88; cf. C. L. Clay, "The Roman Coinage of Macrinus and Diadumenian," NZ 93, pg. 31. Nice VF. Very rare.