Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger 
Auctions 259-260 
Auction date: 10 February 2009 
Lot number: 2145 
Price realized: 400 EUR (approx. 523 USD as of the auction 
date) + buyer's fees. 

Caracalla. Sestertius. Rome. 210 AD

Obv: M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right
Rev: PONTIF TR P XIII COS III S C, Septimius Severus and
Caracalla, standing left, holding sceptres, Geta standing 
behind them. On the left, captive seated on ground between 
two soldiers. (see notes in Text file)

cf Cohen 490; cf RIC 453a. Banti 93. Very rare (R3) 

Banti cites only one known example from the Medici Sylloge.
The two figures on the right (Geta's head between their
shoulders is often overlooked) are often described as simply Caracalla and Geta being escorted by 3 soldiers.

Estimate: 300 EUR

Courtesy of Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, March 2010.