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Coin ID #12151

Amisos (AD 198-217) AE 36 - Caracalla

Caracalla, 198-217 AD. AE36 - Medallion (27.38g, 5h). Dated CY 230 (198/9 AD). AVT K M AVP ANTΩ–NЄINOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / A–MI–COV/ ЄΛЄVTЄPAC/ • ЄT • CΛ • (date), Nike, holding filleted palm frond in right hand, driving biga left. EF, green patina. An extremely rare and attractive piece. Ex Numismatica Genevensis SA V (12/2008), lot 268.

Similar types were struck later in Caracalla’s reign (see RG 118; SNG Copenhagen 192).

File information
Filename:98000875.jpg
City/Mint name:Amisos
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:??? Cf. RG 112b, pl. Suppl. H, 10 (same rev. for Septimius)
Valuation:CNG Triton XVIII (1/2015), lot 875 ($13,000 + comm); Numismatica Genevensis SA V (12/2008), lot 268 (CHF 13,000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:99 KiB
Date added:Apr 02, 2015
Dimensions:800 x 396 pixels
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