JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (27.5mm, 13.29 g, 11h). Struck 215-217 CE. Laureate head right / Eagle standing facing on filleted thyrsus, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, mask of Silenus left; wine cup in exergue. Prieur 1619; Meshorer, Aelia –; Sofaer –. Toned, porous surfaces. VF. Extremely rare, only one known to Prieur, none in CoinArchives.
From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.