CNG 106, Lot: 788. Estimate $5000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 199-201. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IVVEN TA IMPERII, Caracalla standing left, holding Victory and reversed spear; to left, captive seated left on the ground. RIC IV –; Calicó 2685; BMCRE –; Biaggi 1178. Good VF, underlying luster. Very rare.