Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 1444. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AR Antoninianus (4.20 gm). Struck 217 AD. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Lion, radiate, leaping left, holding thunderbolt in mouth. RIC IV -; RSC 402a. Toned, VF, porous, reverse light crystallization. Rare reverse type for issue. ($200)

From the Marc Melcher Collection.