Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 556 | Auction date: 21 February 2024 |
Lot number: 597 Price realized: 550 USD (Approx. 511 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 (29mm, 24.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 214. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Adlocutio" scene: Caracalla, standing right on low platform; with him on platform, to his left, officer standing right, to his right, officer standing facing; to right, Dacian bodyguard in short tunic and cloak standing right, holding falx, a second falx behind; to far right, two soldiers, standing left, each holding an aquila and oblong shield; vexillum behind. RIC 525a; Banti 56. Brown-green patina, light roughness. Near VF. Very rare. Purchased by the consignor from Praefectus Coins, 5 May 2022; Naville 72 (27 March 2022), lot 543. Estimate: 200 USD |