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   Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1939. Closing Date: Sep 25, 2002.  BID Estimate $4000
   CARACALLA.
   CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AV Aureus (7.12 gm). Struck 198 AD. Laureate,
   draped and cuirassed bust right / Caracalla standing left, holding Victory
   on a globe and spear, captive seated before in mourning. RIC IV 20; BMCRE
   115 note; Cohen -. EF from the standpoint of wear, reverse a little softly
   struck, light tick marks on both sides. Gorgeous obverse style. Very rare
   variety, both BMC and RIC refer to only one specimen, from the Montagu
   collection, struck from the same obverse die. ($4000)

   From the Marc Melcher Collection.



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Lot sold for  $3600, plus buyers fees.

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