Item Sold At Auction #5
 Web Product ID: 1428
 Estimate: $150.00
 Final Sale Price: $203.50
 Denomination: 39mm
 Grade: Fine dark brown patina
 Reference: BMC Ionia 292
  Ionia, Ephesus. Caracalla and Geta. 209-212 AD. Æ 39mm (26.55 gm). Struck to
  commemorate the Third Neocoria of Ephesus. Laureate, draped and cuirassed busts of
  Caracalla on left and Geta on right, vis à vis / Caracalla and Geta as the 'New
  Suns', each on horseback, hailing statue of Artemis Ephesia. BMC Ionia 292. Fine,
  dark brown patina, pitting. Rare. Estimate $150.

  In her article in ANSMN 27, Anne Johnston states that "a third Neocorate was granted
  probably circa 211-212 for Caracalla and Geta, though it was diverted to Artemis by
  Caracalla after Geta's murder." Both portraits being laureate, this coin had to have
  been issued 209-212 when Caracalla and Geta shared imperial authority and which
  coincides with the establishment of the new neocorate. Additionally, the legend
  identifying the brothers as the 'New Suns' would be appropriate for a coin issued for
  such an important occasion.