453, Lot: 229. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYRRHESTICA, Cyrrhus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.02 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 912. Toned, some light porosity. VF. Extremely rare, four noted by Prieur, and one in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection.