Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 453 | Auction date: 2 October 2019 |
Lot number: 430 | |
Lot description: PHOENICIA, Tyre. Macrinus. AD 217-218. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 14.53 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / eagle standing facing on club right, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; murex shell between legs. Prieur 1556. Toned. VF. Extremely rare, only three examples known to Prieur, none in CoinArchives. From the Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 1281 (part of). Estimate: 150 USD | ![]() |