CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (34.5mm, 18.13 g, 6h). Near VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5575.

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 300

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CILICIA, Tarsus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (34.5mm, 18.13 g, 6h). Bust left, wearing crown and garments of the demiourgos, seen from the front; below, [star] / Nude athlete standing facing, head left, holding long palm and crowning himself with agonistic prize crown. RPC V.3 Online 84693 (this coin cited); SNG BN –; SNG Levante 1064; Dow, ACTTB, p. 204 (this coin). Brown patina, scratches, smoothing. Near VF. Very rare, five recorded in RPC.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex J.S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 1382.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter on Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (AD 49–51). CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions. In this session we offer 33 coins, many illustrated in his book and cited in Roman Provincial Coins Online. Many are the RPC Online Feature coin or Plated coin in printed volumes.

Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 13:11:20 ET.



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