Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1162. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. Æ Sestertius 
(23.02 gm, 1h). Struck 213 AD. Estimate $2000 
Sold For $3500 

CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. Æ Sestertius (23.02 gm, 
1h). Struck 213 AD. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG 
BRIT, laureate, draped, and cuirassed young bust 
right, seen from behind / P M TR P XVI IMP II, COS 
IIII P P/S C in exergue, aerial view of chariot 
race in the Circus Maximus: spina with obelisk of 
Augustus flanked by metae and statues; arena 
surrounded by colonnaded arcade; triumphal arch 
surmounted by quadriga and carceres at either end. 
RIC IV 500a; Banti 46; BMCRE 251; Cohen 236. 
Choice VF, mottled olive and dark green under 
light olive patina, minor roughness on reverse. A 
rare and popular architectural type. ($2000)

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex New York 
Sale I (3 December 1998), lot 319.


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