Phoenician Tetradrachm of Caracalla

John, That's a handsome Tet with a piercing stare on Caracalla's portrait . The destruction & devastation of Beirut after the "Six Days War" is an ugly chapter in world history .

 

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@Al Kowsky . In my search on Wildwinds, I didn't find any coin of Elagabalus which is a silver Tet struck at Emesa. However, I managed to pick up another Tet of Caracalla from my old folders. It was struck in Cyprus. Also another bronze fantastic one which was struck at Tyre-Phoenicia. There's a crown prize over a wooden table on reverse.

 

7Calbrey, Your Cyprus Tet of Caracalla looks like a good one, & I believe the Tyre bronze is a scarce & interesting coin . I'm still confident your other Tet is an issue of Elagabalus, although it may have been struck at the Antioch or Emesa mint. Coins that can be confidently attributed to the Emesa mint are scarce. The coin pictured below is my only example from the Emesa mint.