Caracalla, 198-217 AD, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, Tetradrachm Origin: Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem Authority: Caracalla Denomination: AR Tetradrachm Composition: Silver Date: circa 214-215 AD (δ in reverse legend = consulship IV) Obverse:αyτ κ · μ · α · · αντωνεινοc [c eb], head of Caracalla, laureate, facing right. Reverse: δημαρχ · εξ · υπατοc to δ, eagle standing, facing, head right, on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal. Size: 26.25mm, 13.6g Rarity: Scarce References: Prieur 217; MCalee 677; Butcher p. 115, 2; BMC Galatia [Antioch] p. 195, 361 General: Butcher notes that the style of this Tetradrachm departs from those closest in style to the Antiochene Tetradrachms of the Severans. firstly the wreath on Caracalla's head is arranged 2-1-2-1-3, which he says unusual. secondly, the obverse legend is different. thirdly, the eagle on the reverse stands on an animal thigh whose foot points left. he suggests three possibilities: that this type is the work of a different engraver at the same mint; alternative, that they are chronologically separate products of the same mint; or they are the products of two different mints: see p. 114.