CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (38mm, 30.51 g, 12h). Damnatio Memoriae. Zosimos II, grandson of Posittos, prytanis. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 198-202. VF.

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Lot: 380. Estimated: $ 400

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ (38mm, 30.51 g, 12h). Damnatio Memoriae. Zosimos II, grandson of Posittos, prytanis. Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 198-202. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, seen from the front vis-à-vis [bareheaded and draped bust of Geta]; c/ms: Helmeted head of Roma within circular incuse; ΘEOY within rectangular incuse / Hecate standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding patera and torch; at feet left, dog standing left, looking right. RPC V.2 Online 93477. For c/ms: Howgego 188; 536. Brown patina, slight porosity, obverse scratches. VF. Extremely rare with Caracalla’s bust facing; the second known. Portrait of Geta erased, Caracalla’s damnatio memoriae of Geta applied after his murder in AD 211.


Closing Date and Time: 18 June 2025 at 12:06:20 ET.

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