Dear All, Finally arrived by mail today, just dropped on the floor the coins I always wanted it has some silver problem but you can not have it all. Caracalla Aelia Capitolina tetradrachm !! I can not find exact reference for this type and text, maybe somebody can help. For example this one at CNG is not the same: Rare Aelia Capitolina Tetradrachm 291, Lot: 272. Estimate $750. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.04 g, 12h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on grape vine, head left, wings spread, holding wreath in beak; wine jar between legs. Meshorer, Aelia –; Prieur 1633. Near VF, faint porosity. Rare. I wish you all a very good weekend !! Gilbert
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Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina. Caracalla AR Tetradrachm of Judaea, Aelia Capitolina. AD 215-7. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC CΕ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ΔΗΜΑΡX ΕX ΥΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ Δ, eagle standing on vine branch with three bunches of grapes, amphora between legs. Prieur 1633. 11.47g, 25mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare. The imperial tetradrachms of Aelia Capitolina feature symbols that were affiliated with the Dionysiac cult; the ivy-leaf, vine, thrysos, and amphora are all frequently associated with the god. The popularity of the god in Syria and Phoenicia was most likely due to his fabled origin from, and expeditions to, the East. His chariot is often depicted as being drawn by lions or tigers, both creatures which are associated with the East; Ovid refers to Bacchus “[in his chariot] drawn by tigers” (Amores I, 2, 47-48.
