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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shea19, post: 7985788, member: 90981&quot;]That&#039;s a beauty Al, great pickup!&nbsp; My two favorite tetradrachms in my collection are both from Phoenicia (Tyre mint), I&#039;m always happy to have a reason to post these.&nbsp; In my opinion, some of the most talented engravers of that time were in Phoenicia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, happy to see that yours is no longer in a slab <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ...these are such thick coins, some of my favorites to have in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Pictured with some Imperial silver for scale)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1385722[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caracalla, Tetradrachm, Phoenicia (Tyre) mint, (27mm., 13.70g) Laureate head r./Rev. Eagle standing facing on club r., head and tail l., holding wreath in beak; between legs, murex shell. Prieur 1535.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1385717[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caracalla, Phoenicia (Tyre), AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.23 g). Struck AD 213-215. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing on club right, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; murex shell between legs. Prieur 1550.</p><p><i>From the Michel Prieur Collection.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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