SELEUCIS and PIERIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.44 g, 1h). Struck AD 208-209. Laureate and draped bust right / Eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star between legs. Prieur & Amandry Group III, 41; McAlee, Severan –; Prieur 1156. Lightly toned, minor deposits on reverse. Choice EF. Very rare, only one known to Prieur, seven in CoinArchives. Excellent portrait. From the Andre Ronde Collection.
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