SYRIA, Decapolis. Petra. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (24mm, 9.49 g, 12h). Struck AD 198-202. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Tyche of Petra, holding baetyl and trophy, seated left on rock outcropping within distyle temple; pellet in pediment. Meshorer, City Coinage -; cf. Spijkerman 45; SNG ANS -. VF, black-green desert patina. An attractive provincial portrait coin of the young Caracalla.
From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.