Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1161. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. CARACALLA.198-217 AD. AV Aureus (7.38 
gm, 7h). Struck 211 AD. Estimate $5000 Sold For 
$7250 

CARACALLA.198-217 AD. AV Aureus (7.38 gm, 7h). 
Struck 211 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate 
bust right, aegis at point of bust / LIB AVGG VI 
ET V, Geta and Caracalla, laureate and togate, 
seated left on curule chairs set on low daïs, each 
extending right hand to small figure climbing 
stairs holding out fold of toga to receive 
tessera; Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus 
in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand at 
fore-edge of daïs. RIC IV 215b; BMCRE pg. 371, * 
note; Calicó 2690; Cohen 130 var. (without PIVS). 
Near EF, well-centered and struck. Bold portrait. 
Rare. ($5000)
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