Caracalla as Demiourgos

288, Lot: 331. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (33mm, 18.48 g, 6h). Bust right, wearing crown and garments of demiourgos / Caracalla, veiled and togate, sacrificing over altar. SNG France 1527-8 var. (rev. legend; same obv. die); SNG Levante 1058 var. (same; same obv. die). Good Fine, green patina, some light porosity, scratches.

From the R. D. Frederick Collection.

Caracalla wears both the crown and the chiton of the demiourgos, the official who oversaw the operation of regional festivals and games.