BITHYNIA, Nicaea(?). Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Cistophorus (23mm, 8.21 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Near VF.

Electronic Auction 525 – Session 1
Lot: 628. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Provincial, Silver

Sold For $ 1 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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BITHYNIA, Nicaea(?). Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Cistophorus (23mm, 8.21 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 198-205. Laureate head right / Legionary aquila left between two signa. Metcalf, Severan Cistophori 12 (same dies); RG –. Lightly toned, porosity. Near VF. Very rare.

Metcalf notes that an attribution to a specific mint during the Severan period is not possible but must have been near a military outpost. Cappadocia has long been the preferred city for the coinage but recent scholarship has pointed towards Bithynia as its origin.

Closing Date and Time: 19 October 2022 at 13:29:00 ET.

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