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CNG Feature Auction 118

Lot nuber 1106

Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 27.26 g, 6h). British victory issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 211.


CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 1106.
 Estimated: $ 750

Roman Imperial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 1 900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Caracalla. AD 198-217. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 27.26 g, 6h). British victory issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 211. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / VICT BRIT P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, S C in exergue, Victory erecting trophy, foot set on helmet; on right, Britannia with hands behind back; at her feet, a captive seated left. Cf. RIC IV 464/483 (for obv./rev. type); Banti 133; SCBC 659A. Brown surfaces, hairline flan crack, traces of deposits. VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 75 (23 May 2007), lot 1095.

In AD 208 Septimius Severus together with the entire imperial family (his wife Julia Domna and their sons Caracalla and Geta) set out for Britain where the situation on the northern frontier demanded urgent attention. He was to spend the last two and a half years of his life in the island province and was destined never to return to Rome. Together with his elder son, the co-emperor Caracalla, he campaigned vigorously beyond the imperial frontier, penetrating far into Scotland. The line of their marching-camps can still be detected today by aerial photography. Severus also restored Hadrian's Wall, the northern frontier of the province, which was in serious need of renovation now that more than eighty years had elapsed since its original construction. Little is known of the success of these military operations, though they were to bring peace to the area for the remainder of the third century and an extensive issue of coinage in all metals was produced to commemorate the British victory.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Four – Roman Imperial Coinage Part 2 through Antiquities will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 September 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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