169, Lot: 272. Estimate $500. Sold for $1110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 28.93 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 210. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder / Caracalla and Geta standing either side of tripod sacrificing; behind, Concordia veiled. RIC IV 452b. VF, brown surfaces.
From the J. S. Wagner Collection.
This reverse type commemorates the joint sacrifices made by Caracalla and Geta for their British victories.