CNG 56, Lot: 56. SARDINIA, Caralis. Circa 40 BC. Æ 
29mm (21.43 gm). Estimate $500. Bidding Closed 

SARDINIA, Caralis. Circa 40 BC. Æ 29mm (21.43 
gm). [ARISTO MVTVM BAL RI]COCE SVF, conjoined 
heads right / V[ENERIS], tetrastyle temple; KAR 
in exergue. RPC 624; FITA 149/150. Good Fine, 
brown patina with earthen highlights. Very Rare. 
($500)

RIC I makes a convincing argument that "KAR" here does not 
refer to Carthage. These coins turn up only in Sardinia, and 
that leaves Caralis as the only likely alternative. 
The identity of the conjoined heads have variously
been attributed as Octavian and Agrippa, Octavian and M. 
Aemilius Lepidus, and Octavian and Caesar. RPC I states 
that "the portraits are completely unlike those 
of Octavian and...are probably those of municipal 
officials." Style cannot be used as a criterion in 
identification of provincial portraits, as they were often 
either the work of inferior engravers or engravers without 
access to the Imperial imago, but without more evidence the 
identification must remain uncertain.

Current Status 56, Lot: 56. 
Closing Date And Time: Jan 08, 2003 10:52 AM 
Current Date And Time: Jan 26, 2003 12:08:36 AM 

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From CNG Online Auction 56, closed January 8, 2003.

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