447, Lot: 398. Estimate $150. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MESOPOTAMIA, Rhesaena. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.69 g, 6h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; rectangle between legs. Prieur 877 (this coin). Toned, a touch of porosity, graffito ‘A’ below Caracalla’s chin. Good VF. Extremely rare, only three noted by Prieur, and four in CoinArchives.

From the Michel Prieur Collection.