447, Lot: 266. Estimate $200. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYRRHESTICA, Hierapolis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 13.76 g, 1h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, head left / Eagle standing left, head left and tail right, with right wing behind leg, holding wreath in beak; between legs, lion advancing left. Prieur 940 (this coin). Lightly toned with underlying luster, slightly granular flan. EF. Extremely rare, only four noted by Prieur, and five in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection.