Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-8 April AD 217. NGC Ch XF, 5/5, 4/5, light marks.

CNG Feature Auction 129
Lot: 552.
Closing Date: May 14 2025 11:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Gold

Estimate: $ 7 500

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Caracalla. AD 198-217. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.39 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-8 April AD 217. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P XX COS IIII P P, Jupiter, naked but for cloak over left shoulder, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and vertical scepter in left. RIC IV 285b; Calicó 2755 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE p. 463, note 180; Adda –; Biaggi –; Jameson –; Mazzini –. In NGC encapsulation 5788895-002, graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5, light marks. Very rare and missing from most collections. This is one of four examples in CoinArchives.

Ex MDC Monaco 10 (13 October 2022), lot 66; Maison Palombo 20 (22 January 2022), lot 67.


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