=AndA= CARACALLA, AR tetradrachm, Superb EF-

 Caracalla, Phoenicia, Tyre, 213-217 AD.

Silver Tetradrachm

Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right.

Reverse: Eagle standing facing on club, wings spread, head left
with wreath in beak; beneath, murex shell.

Condition: superb EF-, the picture is quite accurate; Great metal
with darker toning in fields and recesses, lighter on the high
surfaces. Compare to
similar type in CNG 54, lot 1186, where an EF with light surface
roughness was estimated at $250; this coin is better, better
detail, and better surfaces than the CNG example.

Size: 13.71 grams, flan 3 mm thick, 26 mm in diameter.

References: Bellinger 307.