Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1576. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (3.07 g, 6h). Struck AD 208. Laureate head right / Caracalla standing right, sacrificing out of patera over tripod; to right, victimarius stands left, raising axe to strike bull; behind, flute player stands facing. RIC IV 205; RSC 684. Good VF, even, light porosity. Rare type.

From the Marc Melcher Collection.