182, Lot: 176. Estimate $100. Sold for $147. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Byblus. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.44 g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head turned left, holding wreath in beak; between legs, altar. Prieur 1327 var. (palm on reverse). VF, nice flan. Although the flan is a bit tight, the beginning of the obverse legend clearly reads AVTOK.