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Electronic Auction 460

Lot nuber 578

Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.40 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 214.


Electronic Auction 460
Lot: 578.
 Estimated: $ 300

The Summer Haven Collection of Sestertii, Bronze

Sold For $ 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.40 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 214. M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XVII IMP III COS II[II P P], LIB AVG VIIII in exergue, S C low across field, Caracalla seated left on curule chair on low platform, extending right hand; to right, officer standing left; to left on platform, Liberalitas standing left, holding up abacus and cornucopia; at foot of platform, citizen climbing steps, holding out fold of toga to receive distribution. RIC IV 525c/527 (for obv./rev. types); Banti 2/23 (for obv./rev. types). Green patina, some smoothing, roughness on reverse, short flan crack. Near VF. Rare.

From the Summer Haven Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 29 January 2020 at 13:12:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.