70, Lot: 109. CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AR Denarius 
(18mm, 3.57 gm). Struck 202-204 AD. Estimate 
$100. Sold for $91. 

CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.57 
gm). Struck 202-204 AD. Laureate and draped bust 
right / Bacchus (or Liber), holding cup and 
thyrsus, and Hercules, holding club and lion's 
skin, standing facing each other; at feet of 
Bacchus, leopard catching drips from cup. RIC IV 
74a; RSC 50. Lightly toned VF. 
From the Marc Melcher Collection. Ex Gorny & 
Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung 108 (3 April 2001), 
lot 1929 (realized DM 1100 not including buyer's 
fee). 

From CNG e-Auction #70, closed August 6, 2003; re-used By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.