LYDIA, Sardis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (38mm, 27.80 g, 6h). Antonius Rufus, first archon for the third time. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 605. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LYDIA, Sardis. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ (38mm, 27.80 g, 6h). Antonius Rufus, first archon for the third time. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, wearing balteus over shoulder / Three agonistic prize crowns, each containing a palm frond, two purses between them; all set on prize table seen in perspective; below, vase with two whips flanking. Hochard 2010 (D223/R500); Kurth 503; RPC V.2 Online 74127 (this coin cited). Dark green patina with spots of red, light roughness. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Gasvoda Collection. Ex Major Anthony F. Milavic Collection, USMC (Ret.) (Triton XXVII, 9 January 2024), lot 456; Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 12 (11 April 2003), lot 208; Mozelt 34 (November 1985), lot 176 .


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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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