MACRINUS AR TETRADRACHM, EDESSA, MESOPOTAMIA
Prieur 866, RSC 108, Near Mint State, 26.4mm, 14.12 grams, Struck 217/218 C.E.
Obverse: AYT K MA OΠ CЄ MAKPINOC CЄ around laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Macrinus to left
Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head to right, holding wreath in beak, shrine with pediment between legs, ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠATOC Δ around
RARE and a SUPERB coin from the Michel Prieur Collection. Possibly the finest known. See another here struck of the SAME dies in significantly lower grade than our example, which is the most recent sold on the market, and fetched about $770
Ex: Michel Prieur Collection
Ex: CNA Auction XVI, August 16, 1991, lot 326
Ex: Tkalec & Rauch, April 14, 1986, lot 366
