205, Lot: 338. Estimate $200. Sold for $165. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ 21mm (5.05 g, 6h). AVT K M ANT[...], laureate head right, supported by eagle with wings spread below / [...]M-HTPOΠOΛIC, bust of Moon-god right, hair bound in taenia, crescent on head and shoulders; vexilla flanking. BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; Lindgren & Kovacs -; Lindgren III -; MPR II -; CNG E-196, lot 175 var. (bust type). VF, dark brown patina under thick red earthen deposits, some surface damage on both sides.