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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 115 € |
| Maximum bid : | 122 € |
| End of the sale : | 18 February 2019 14:51:30 |
| bidders : | 12 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: 197
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,51 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur flan irrégulier et épais bien centré. Très beau buste de Caracalla César. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Jolie patine de collection ancienne avec reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : M AVR ANTON - CAES PONTIF.
Obverse description : Buste drapé, tête nue de Caracalla, à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A°21).
Obverse translation : "Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Cæsar Pontifex" (Marc Aurèle Antonin césar, pontife).
Reverse
Reverse legend : IMP-ERII - FELICITAS.
Reverse description : Felicitas (La Félicité) debout à gauche, tenant un caducée, et portant un enfant sur le bras gauche.
Reverse translation : "Imperii Felicitas" (La Félicité de l'empire).
Historical background
CARACALLA
(05/27/196-04/8/217)
Caesar
Caracalla was born on April 4, 188 in Lyons. He is the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. On May 27, 196, he was made a Caesar by his father, who had broken with Clodius Albinus. After the defeat of Albin near Lyon, on February 19, 197, he received the titles of prince of youth and pontiff. Caracalla was named Augustus in April 198 before the great Parthian victory.
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