Sale: Triton VI, Lot: 1000. Closing Date: Monday, 13 January 2003. 

CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AV Aureus (7.06 gm). Struck 205 AD.  Estimate $7500 Sold For $9500  
 
CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AV Aureus (7.06 gm). Struck 205 AD. 

Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right 
Rev: PONTIF TR P VIII COS II, Mars standing left, right foot on helmet, 
 holding branch and reversed spear. 

RIC IV 80b; BMCRE 476 note; Cohen 419 var. (cuirassed). EF. (See color enlargement on plate 16.) ($7500) 

From the Marc Melcher Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 18 (29 March 2000), lot 601.
 

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