108, Lot: 196. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. Æ As (26mm, 11.94 gm). Struck 202-204 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Septimius and Caracalla seated right on platform; officer standing behind, lictor holding a long curved stick before. RIC IV 422A; BMCRE 809; Cohen 17. Fine, dark green and red patina, rough surfaces with some pitting and light smoothing in fields. Rare.
From the Rudolf Berk Collection.