SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Gabala. Caracalla. AD 198-217. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.26 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing facing, head left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; date-palm to right; between legs, crescent over crab. Prieur 1088; Bellinger 223. Toned with iridescence, a little weakly struck at high points. VF. Extremely rare, only two cited by Prieur, three in CoinArchives. From the Richard McAlee Collection. Ex Peus 409 (25 April 2013), lot 788.
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