MESOPOTAMIA, Rhesaena. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.68 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 215-217.Electronic Auction 467 Roman Provincial, Silver Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MESOPOTAMIA, Rhesaena. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.68 g, 11h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; shrine with pediment between legs. Prieur 878. Toned with areas of find patina, some green corrosion on reverse. VF. Extremely rare, only two noted by Prieur, and three in CoinArchives (the Prieur specimen realized $800 hammer in E-Sale 447, lot 399). |