CARIA, Cnidus. Caracalla, with Plautilla. AD 198-217. Æ (32mm, 16.31 g). Near VF.

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Lot: 360. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CARIA, Cnidus. Caracalla, with Plautilla. AD 198-217. Æ (32mm, 16.31 g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, seen from behind vis-à-vis draped bust of Plautilla / Aphrodite of Praxiteles standing facing, nude, head right, covering herself with right hand, holding drapery over amphora to right. Nordbø 1275-1277. Earthen brown patina, roughness. Near VF. Very rare.

Because of the city’s connection with Aphrodite, in the fourth century BC, Cnidos acquired a cult-statue of the goddess by the sculptor Praxiteles. After it was rejected by the citizens of Cos – for whom it had been commissioned – because it showed Aphrodite nude for the first time, Cnidos purchased the statue, erecting it in an open air temple so that it could be viewed from all angles. As a result, it became a popular tourist attraction and the subject of numerous tales of all types.

Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 11:59:40 ET.

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