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CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (37mm, 25.31 g, 12h). Damnatio Memoriae. Iason, son of Kleoboulos, grammateus. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 205-209. VF.CNG Feature Auction 129 Roman Provincial, Bronze Estimate: $ 500 |
CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (37mm, 25.31 g, 12h). Damnatio Memoriae. Iason, son of Kleoboulos, grammateus. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 205-209. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, seen from behind vis-à-vis [bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta]; c/m: ΘEOY within rectangular incuse / Zeus Panamaros, draped, on horseback right, holding transverse scepter in left hand; at feet right, lighted altar. RPC V.2 Online 74178; SNG von Aulock 2685. For c/m: Howgego 536. Red-brown surfaces, light porosity. VF. Portrait of Geta erased, Caracalla’s damnatio memoriae of Geta applied after his murder in AD 211. Rare. |