| Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. > Buy or Bid Sale 226 | Auction date: 13 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 661 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Caracalla. AE 29; Caracalla; 198-217 AD, Aegeae, Cilicia, Year 262 = 215/6 AD, AE 29, 16.91g. Cf. SNG Levante-1740 and Lindgren-1402. Obv: AVT K M AV CEOVHPOC ANTWNEINOC CEB Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r; Nike countermark in r. field. Rx: [CEVHPIANΩN AIΓAIΩN ANTΩΝΕΙΝΟVΠΟΛΕΙ] on l. and r., only a few letters legible; Galley r. with large square sail, slanted small sail at bow, oars and oarsmen below, and standards at stern. Date BΞC and symbol Goat were probably originally present, perhaps in exergue, but cannot be made out. From the same obverse die as Levante 1742-3, both of which show Asclepius and Hygieia on their reverses. Our coin differs from the two comparable Levante specimens of the Galley type firstly in the bust type on the obverse, draped and cuirassed rather than head laureate, and secondly in the addition of a large sail above the galley on the reverse.. Fine / VF Estimate: 375 USD |  |
