Ankyra (AD 198-217) AE30 - Caracalla

Caracalla, 198-217 AD. AE30 (15.72g). ANTÎ©NINOC - AVÎ“OVCTO - C, laureate head right / MHTPOÎ OÎ›Ð„ - Î©C ANKVPAC, nude athlete standing facing, head right, holding with left hand long curved staff and crowning himself with raised right hand with prize-crown; laurel-branch and IÐ„/RO/C to left, AÎ“/Î©/N to right. Very rare, gVF. Hoeft coll.

Pat Lawrence: The male figure on the rev. could be the personification of Hieros Agon, which would match the Nominativus.

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Filename:	ankyra_caracalla_agon_neu.jpg
City/Mint name:	Ankyra
Keywords:	bronze / roman
References:	BMC -; SNG France 3 -; Klose -; possibly unpublished
Valuation:	private, 2011, â‚¬140.-
Photo courtesy of:	Hans-Joachim Hoeft
Filesize:	122 KiB
Date added:	Feb 25, 2012
Dimensions:	1478 x 722 pixels
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