447, Lot: 397. Estimate $100. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MESOPOTAMIA, Rhesaena. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 11.65 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; rectangle between legs. Prieur 872 var. (rev. legend). Toned, encrustation on edge. VF. Extremely rare, Prieur did not own this example when he published his book, and none in CoinArchives (and only one example of Prieur 872 in CoinArchives).
From the Michel Prieur Collection.