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Auction: 5014 - The Coinex Sale
Lot: 455

Caracalla, (A.D. 198-217), AV Aureus, 7.24g, A.D. 201 antoninvs pivs avg pon tr p iiii, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, rev. concordiae aeternae, busts right, jugate, of Septimius Severus radiate, draped and cuirassed and Julia Domna diademed and draped on crescent (RIC 52; Vagi 1728; RCV 6519; Calico 2849; Hill 512), possibly from a mount, very fine, very rare Estimate £ 3,000-4,000This issue is the first where an empress´ bust is appearing on a crescent . In this reverse Septimius Severus, radiate and Julia Domna on a crescent can be identified in the sun and the moon.

Sold for
£2,800