★ Third Known ★

Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 11.94 g, 5h). Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) mint. Struck circa AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN TωNЄINOC C, laureate bust right, slight drapery / ΔHMAPX Є Ξ VΠATOCTΔ, laureate head right of Caracalla above eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread; to right, filleted thyrsus. Meshorer, Aelia 87a corr. (bust with slight drapery) = Bellinger 345 corr. (same); Prieur 1613 corr. (same); Sofaer –. Lightly toned, minor metal flaws. Good VF. Extremely rare, two known to Bellinger and Prieur and none in CoinArchives. Possibly the third known example.