Caracalla - Tetradrachm eagle JUDAEA Rare (AU2475)

JUDAEA. Caesaraea Maritima. Caracalla, 198-217. Tetradrachm (Billon, 26 mm, 13.67 g, 1 h), 215-217. AVT KAI ANTΩNINOC CЄB Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ Eagle with spread wings standing facing on a serpent-entwined torch, head to left and holding wreath in beak. Bellinger 362. Prieur 1664 (4 examples recorded). Very rare. A few flan faults and a minor scratch on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

The Rainer Stoephasius Collection of Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms, formed over the past four decades.