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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 942. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. THRACE. Perinthus. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. 
                                Æ Medallion (42mm, 39.53 gm, 7h). Struck 215 AD. 
                                BID Estimate $5000  

                              THRACE. Perinthus. Caracalla. 198-217 AD. Æ 
                              Medallion (42mm, 39.53 gm, 7h). Struck 215 AD. 
                              Laureate and cuirassed bust right, holding spear 
                              over shoulder; aegis on breastplate / Nonostyle 
                              and octastyle temples, each set on three-tiered 
                              base, seen in perspective, vis-à-vis; pair of 
                              agonistic crowns above. Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 
                              601; Mouchmov 4541; BMC Thrace 43; cf. SNG 
                              Copenhagen 746; Varbanov 3887. Near EF, black, 
                              green and light brick-red patina, minor smoothing 
                              in fields. An artistically impressive composition. 
                              ($5000)

                              In 216 AD, Perinthus hosted the combined 
                              Pythian-Actian Games in Caracalla's honor, as he 
                              made his way east to confront the Persians.








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