Sale: Triton VI, Lot: 998. Closing Date: Monday, 13 January 2003. 

CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AV Aureus (7.12 gm). Struck 202 AD.  Estimate $10000 Sold For $7000  
 
CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AV Aureus (7.12 gm). Struck 202 AD. 

Obv: ANTONIN PIVS AVG PON TR P V, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, 
 seen from behind 
Rev: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right. 

Cf. RIC IV 62 (denarius); cf. BMCRE pg. 233, * (denarius); cf. Cohen 7 (denarius). EF. 

Unpublished in the standard references. (See color enlargement on plate 16.) ($10,000) 

From the Marc Melcher Collection. Ex J. Vinchon (23 January 2001), lot 43 (cover coin). 
 

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