CNG 99, Lot: 674. Estimate $7500. Sold for $16000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.02 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 198. IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / MINER VIC-TR-IX, Minerva standing left, holding Victory and inverted spear; shield at her side, trophy to right. RIC IV 25b; Calicó 2696 = Biaggi 1183 (same rev. die). Near EF, lustrous. Rare.