PHOENICIA, Byblus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.56 g, 6h). Struck AD 215-217. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; XX to right of head, three-horned altar between legs. Prieur 1318; Bellinger 266. Deeply toned, minor deposits. VF. Extremely rare, only two known to Prieur, one in CoinArchives. From the Richard McAlee Collection.
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