LYDIA, Nicaea Cilbianorum. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (45mm, 52.05 g, 6h). VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 104. Estimated: $ 1 500

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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LYDIA, Nicaea Cilbianorum. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (45mm, 52.05 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Caracalla, laureate, standing facing, head left, in spread quadriga, raising right hand and holding globe. Hochard 264 (D45/R66); Kurth 107; RPC V.2 Online 58847 (this coin cited). Brown patina with earthen highlights, slight roughness, reverse scrape, edges hammered. VF. Extremely rare, one of three cited in RPC.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 8 (29 June 2019), lot 657; Savoca 19 (10 December 2017), lot 207.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:34:20 ET.



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