Caracalla as Demiourgos

315, Lot: 201. Estimate $100. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (33mm, 17.09 g, 1h). Struck AD 215-217. Bust left, wearing crown and garments of the demiourgos / Luna in biga of bulls left. SNG France 1532 (same dies); SNG Levante -. Fine, green patina with orange earthen deposits.

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