453, Lot: 228. Estimate $100. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYRRHESTICA, Cyrrhus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.08 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Radiate head right / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 909A (this coin). Toned, a few light marks. VF. Extremely rare, only one noted by Prieur, and none in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection.