70, Lot: 119. Estimate $150. Sold for $252. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVUS CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. Æ Limes Denarius (20mm, 3.45 gm). Struck under Elagabalus, 218-219 AD. Bare head right / Eagle standing left, head right, on globe. RIC IV 717 (Severus Alexander); BMCRE 7-8 (Elagabalus); RSC 32. Good VF, attractive black patina. Extremely rare.

From the Marc Melcher Collection.