| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 31057 Price realized: 8,250 USD (Approx. 7,521 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients Caracalla, as Augustus (AD 198-217). AV aureus (20mm, 7.45 gm, 1h). NGC VF 5/5 - 2/5. Rome, AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, seen from behind / P M T-R P XVIII COS IIII P P, Caracalla standing facing, head left, patera in right hand over altar, before temple with statue of Aesculapius; small child with baton to left of statue, vexillum between statue and emperor, attendant behind Caracalla. Calicó 2732 (this coin). RIC IV.I 270b. Lovely, lustrous piece with handsome velveteen surfaces. From The Bob Klein History of Money Collection. Ex Morris Collection (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3071, 7 January 2019), lot 32163; Numismatic Fine Arts MBS (18 December 1987), lot 820. Born in Lugdunum in AD 188, while his father was serving as governor of Gaul, Lucius Septimius Bassianus started out life as a cheerful, affable youth whose character deteriorated as he gained more prestige and power. His father, Septimius Severus, seized the throne and defended it against all rival claimants during the civil wars of AD 193-197. Bassianus was named Caesar in AD 195 and was further elevated to co-Augustus with his father three years later, when he was only 10. His name was changed to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus in honor of the revered Antonine dynasty, but the boy preferred barbarian manners and fashions, and he soon earned a nickname after a type of hooded Germanic cloak he liked to wear- Caracalla (or, in modern terms, "hoodie"). https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-caracalla-as-augustus-ad-198-217-av-aureus-20mm-745-gm-1h-ngc-vf-5-5-2-5/a/3113-31057.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-12000 USD |  |
