316, Lot: 320. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (37mm, 17.26 g, 12h). Bust left, wearing crown and garments of the demiourgos / Galley under sail right with five oarsmen right, guberntor at stern. SNG France 1531 (same dies); SNG Levante 1066 (same dies). Good Fine, brown patina, light porosity.

From the Simon Shipp Collection.

Caracalla wears both the crown and the chiton of the demiourgos, the official who oversaw the operation of regional festivals and games.