Extremely Rare

443, Lot: 317. Estimate $100. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYPRUS, Koinon of Cyprus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 12.91 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on grain ear, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak. Prieur – (cf. 1581-2). Near VF, toned, some light porosity. Extremely rare, Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and this coin is the only specimen in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 182 (20 February 2008), lot 140.