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Caracalla as Demiourgos

335, Lot: 326. Estimate $200.
Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (33mm, 20.55 g, 12h). Mantled bust left, wearing demiourgic crown / Galley under sail right. SNG France 1531; SNG Levante 1066. Fine, dark brown patina, roughness.


Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 256 (25 May 2011), lot 249.

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