349, Lot: 450. Estimate $150. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Geta. AD 209-211. Æ Sestertius (30.5mm, 25.27 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 209-210. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Caracalla and Geta standing right and left, vis-à-vis, sacrificing over lighted tripod; at its base, a killed bull; in center, flute player standing facing playing a triple tibia. RIC IV 156a; Banti 42. Good Fine, dark green and gray patina, areas of roughness on reverse, hairline flan crack. Rare.
From the Estate of Wayne C. Phillips.