273, Lot: 178. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SYRIA, Decapolis. Petra. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (22mm, 6.71 g, 7h). Confronted busts of Caracalla right, laureate, draped, and cuirassed, and Geta left, bareheaded and draped; c/m: Δ within circular incuse / Tyche seated left on rocky outcropping, holding stele and trophy. Spijkerman -; Rosenberger -; for c/m: Howgego 801. Fine, sandy dark green patina.
From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.