Extremely Rare Early Bust Issue of AD 201

283, Lot: 202. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 24.57 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 201. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Caracalla standing left, holding spear and placing hand on top of trophy; two captives seated on either side of trophy. RIC IV 409; Banti 138. VF, dark brown patina, a few rough spots. Extremely rare young bust.