Abydos (AD 198-217) AE 38 - Caracalla

Caracalla, 198-217 AD. AE38 (26.29g, 6h), struck 215-217 AD. AV K M AVPH ANTÎ©NEINO C, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ABVÎ”HNÎ© N above, HPÎ© downward to right, Î›AIANÎ”POC in exergue, Leander swimming right across Hellespont toward tower containing Hero standing left, who holds a lighted lamp in extended right hand; to left, sheathed sword set on rock outcropping; above, Eros flying right, holding wedding torch. EF, black-brown patina with some green and lighter brown overones, hairline flan crack. Extremely rare.

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City/Mint name:	Abydos
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Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	M. Price, â€œGreek Imperial Coins,â€ NC (1971), p. 129 and note 4; BMC p. 7 note; Mionnet II 58
Valuation:	CNG Triton XI (1/2008), lot 477 (est. $10,000; unsold)
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