Watch List notes:

PHOENICIA, Tyre. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25.5mm, 13.65 g, 6h). Struck AD 209-212. AVT KAI ANTωNINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠAT B, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules right, with lion's skin tied around neck. Prieur 1530 var. (rev. legend). Lightly toned with a hint of iridescence. Choice EF. Rare.


From the Benito Collection.