CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (35mm, 25.81 g, 12h). Philon, prytanis. Struck under Septimius Severus. VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 119. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 4 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (35mm, 25.81 g, 12h). Philon, prytanis. Struck under Septimius Severus. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, seen from behind vis-à-vis laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta, seen from behind / Zeus Panamaros, draped, on horseback right, holding transverse scepter; at feet right, lighted altar. RPC V.2 Online 92018; CNG 126, lot 457. Earthen green patina, slight roughness. VF. Very rare.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 309 (21 August 2013), lot 160 (hammer $4,750).

This coin is among the rare surviving 5% which did not succumb to the damnatio; Geta’s portrait has been preserved. There are very few specimens in CoinArchives with an unaltered portrait.

Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:39:20 ET.



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