Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 33 11 Dec 2019
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PHOENICIA. Aradus. Macrinus. A.D. 217-218. AR tetradrachm. 12.36 gm. 23 mm. His laureate and slightly draped bust right; ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΟΠ CΕ ΜΑΚ[ΡΙΝΟC C] / Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, wings spread, holding wreath in beak; bull's head right between legs; ΔΗΜΑΠΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑ[ΤΟCΑ]. Prieur 1241 var. (bust type). Good Very Fine; lightly toned; bold portrait; small deposit on edge at 8'. Very rare, three examples known to Prieur.
Ex Michel Prieur Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 179 (2 January 2008), lot 170.