85, Lot: 103. Estimate $300. Sold for $188. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.24 gm). Struck 206 AD. Laureate head right / Ship in Circus surrounded by four quadrigae; below, ostrich, lion, tiger, stag, bull, and bear. RIC IV 157; RSC 118. Toned VF, small patch of obverse crystallization, scratch on reverse. Rare. 

From the Marc Melcher Collection.