Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 996. Estimate $150. Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003. Sold For $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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THRACE, Pautalia. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. Æ 28mm (14.81 gm). Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Coiled serpent. SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Thrace pg. 145, 32. Good VF, mottled green and brown patina. ($150)
For background, see Brian Geeslin, "Aspects of the Serpent", The Celator, vol. 17, no. 3 (March 2003), pg. 6ff (this type illustrated on the cover).