| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 821 Price realized: 11,000 USD (Approx. 10,075 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 30.70 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 213. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XVI IMP II; COS IIII PP SC in two lines in exergue, view of the Circus Maximus: the front consists of an arcade of arches and a large arch on right; just behind on left, driver and quadriga right on arch, spina in center, three quadrigae driving left around, spectators in gallery to right; in background, on left, temple and colonnade of three tiers of arches, upon which is a quadriga. RIC IV 500b; BMCRE 252; Banti 47. Dark green patina, smoothing, minor pitting, a few light scratches. Near EF. Rare. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory cc56499 (ND); LHS 100 (23 April 2007), lot 528 (hammer CHF 8000); Hess-Leu [9] (2 April 1958), lot 360. The oldest and largest of Rome's huge public stadiums, the Circus Maximus was situated in a natural valley between the Aventine and Palatine Hills and was continuously enlarged and embellished for nearly 1,000 years from circa 494 BC forward. This sestertius marks a renovation under Caracalla that added a new starting gate to the grand old racetrack. Estimate: 4000 USD |  |
