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55, Lot: 136. CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. Æ As (9.06 
gm). Struck 208 AD. Estimate $250. Sold For $165 


CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. Æ As (9.06 gm). Struck 
208 AD. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, laureate and draped 
bust right / PONTIF TR P XI, COS III in exergue, 
S C across lower field, galley left, waves 
below, with seven oars and rudder, five oarsmen, 
a sailor standing on prow, two more at stern, 
another seated left under arch, and a lookout 
standing above arch. RIC IV 437c; BMCRE 859; 
Cohen 457. Fine, brown patina. Rare. ($250)

From cngcoins.com on-site auction number 55, closed December 18, 2002.

Used by permission of CNG.