JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.93 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on vine branch with three bunches of grapes, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs. Prieur 1633; Meshorer, Aelia –; Sofaer –. Near VF, toned, a touch of porosity, a few light scratches. Very rare, only five known to Prieur, and six in CoinArchives.
From the Michel Prieur Collection.