196, Lot: 175. Estimate $100. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MESOPOTAMIA, Carrhae. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ 22mm (6.08 g, 6h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, supported by eagle with open wings below / Bust of Moon-god right, crescent on head and shoulders, between two vexilla. BMC 8 var. (without eagle on obv., vexilla on rev.); SNG Copenhagen -. VF, dark green patina under some earthen deposits.
From the J.S. Wagner Collection.