| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 114 | Auction date: 23 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 774 Price realized: 700 GBP (Approx. 872 USD / 803 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Caracalla Æ 28mm of Tavium, Galatia. After AD 197/8. ANTΩNINO[C] AVΓOVC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear and shield decorated with a gorgoneion / [ЄIC Є]ΩNA TOYC KYPIOC, Septimius Severus, radiate and in military attire, standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre and clasping hands with Caracalla, on the left, in military attire, standing to right and holding sceptre, lighted altar(?) between; on the right, Geta, togate, standing facing, head to left, holding patera over altar in his right hand and scroll (?) in his left. SNG BnF -, cf. 2671-3 for obverse; Imhoof-Blumer KM -; BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; Lindgren -; cf. Leu 4, 518 for reverse type (Julia Domna, hammer: 3,400 CHF). 13.13g, 28mm, 6h. Good Very Fine. Apparently unique and unpublished, of historical interest. From the Roman Provincial Images Collection. The Leu Numismatik example struck with a portrait of Julia Domna was dated to AD 197/8 due to an obverse die match to dated issues (SNG BnF 2659-2660). This date corresponds to the year that Caracalla was promoted to Augustus and Geta to Caesar. This was also the year in which Septimius Severus celebrated a triumph in honour of his victory against the Parthian Empire. It is therefore unsurprising that military attire is worn by Caracalla on the obverse and reverse and by Septimius Severus. Geta is shown wearing the toga virilis, representing his coming of age but separating him from the co-emperors. Estimate: 200 GBP |  |
