CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (42mm, 28.62 g, 12h). Damnatio Memoriae. Zosimos II, grandson of Posittos, prytanis. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 198-202. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 129
Lot: 401.
Closing Date: May 14 2025 11:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 500

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CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (42mm, 28.62 g, 12h). Damnatio Memoriae. Zosimos II, grandson of Posittos, prytanis. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 198-202. AY MAP AYP ANTΩNЄINOC Λ CЄΠ ΓЄTAC KAICAP, [Bareheaded and draped bust of Geta] vis-à-vis laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, seen from behind; c/m: Helmeted head of Roma within circular incuse / ΠPY ZΩCIMOY TOY ΠPOCICTOY CTPATONIKЄΩN, Hecate standing facing, head left, wearing calathus, holding patera in right hand and torch in left; at feet left, dog standing left, looking right. Cf. CNG 126, lot 452 (same obv. die and magistrate). Unpublished with this reverse legend. Red-brown surfaces, minor marks and edge flaws, double struck on obverse, triple struck on reverse. VF. Portrait of Geta erased, Caracalla’s damnatio memoriae of Geta applied after his murder in AD 211. Unique.


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