CILICIA, Anazarbus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassarion (39mm, 28.92 g, 12h). Dated CY 232 (AD 213/4). VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 144. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CILICIA, Anazarbus. Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Pentassarion (39mm, 28.92 g, 12h). Dated CY 232 (AD 213/4). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Koinoboulion, turreted and veiled, seated left, dropping pebble into voting urn and holding cornucopia; tree before; ЄT BΛC (date) in legend. Zeigler 313 (Vs2/Rs4); RPC V.3 Online 84570 (this coin cited); SNG BN 2048; SNG Levante 1410. Earthen brown patina. VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from Holyland Numismatics, 10 April 2014. Ex Heritage 3024 (18 April 2013), lot 24792; Roma 4 (30 September 2012), lot 2295; Art Coins Roma 5 (14 May 2012), lot 621; Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 1748.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:47:40 ET.



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