| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2676 Price realized: 700 CHF (Approx. 796 USD / 739 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: PHOENICIA. Tyre. Caracalla, 198-217. Tetradrachm (Billon, 26 mm, 13.70 g, 6 h), 215-217. AYT KAI ANTWNINOC CЄ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. •ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠAT •Δ• Laureate bust of Melkart-Herakles to right, wearing lion skin draped around neck. Bellinger -, cf. Pl. XXI, 12 (same obverse die) and 14 (same reverse die). Prieur 1542 (2 examples). Extremely rare, apparently the third known example. Somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine. Clearly this issue aligns Caracalla to Melkart-Herakles: their portraits are almost identical, differing only in that the emperor wears a cuirass and a paludamentum, whereas the demigod wears his lion skin. Starting price: 75 CHF |  |
