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 ANTÎ©â€“NÐ„INOC CÐ„B, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Aâ€“MIâ€“COV/ Ð„Î›Ð„VTÐ„PAC/ â€¢ Ð„T â€¢ CÎ› â€¢ (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 Caracallaâ€™s reign (see RG 118; SNG Copenhagen 192).

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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)
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