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Caracalla (AD 198-217). AR denarius. NGC Choice AU. Rome, joint reign with Severus, AD 199-200. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of youthful Caracalla right / SEVERI PII AVG FIL, Caracalla, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory and long spear; to left, seated captive. RIC 45. BMCRE 172. RSC 590. A splendid example, with a charming youthful portrait and considerable luster.
Born in Lugdunum in A.D. 188, while his father was serving as governor of Gaul, Lucius Septimius Bassianus started out life as a cheerful, affable youth whose character deteriorated as he gained more prestige and power. His father, Septimius Severus, seized the throne and defended it against all rival claimants during the civil wars of AD 193-197. Bassianus was named Caesar, or heir apparent, in AD 195 and was further elevated to co-Augustus with his father three years later, when he was only 10. His name was changed to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus in honor of the revered Antonine dynasty, but the boy preferred barbarian manners and fashions, and he soon earned a nickname after a type of hooded Germanic cloak he liked to wear- Caracalla (or, in modern terms, "Hoody").
HID02901242017
Estimate: 120-160 USD
Caracalla (AD 198-217). AR denarius. NGC Choice AU. Rome, joint reign with Severus, AD 199-200. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of youthful Caracalla right / SEVERI PII AVG FIL, Caracalla, in military dress, standing left, holding Victory and long spear; to left, seated captive. RIC 45. BMCRE 172. RSC 590. A splendid example, with a charming youthful portrait and considerable luster.
Born in Lugdunum in A.D. 188, while his father was serving as governor of Gaul, Lucius Septimius Bassianus started out life as a cheerful, affable youth whose character deteriorated as he gained more prestige and power. His father, Septimius Severus, seized the throne and defended it against all rival claimants during the civil wars of AD 193-197. Bassianus was named Caesar, or heir apparent, in AD 195 and was further elevated to co-Augustus with his father three years later, when he was only 10. His name was changed to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus in honor of the revered Antonine dynasty, but the boy preferred barbarian manners and fashions, and he soon earned a nickname after a type of hooded Germanic cloak he liked to wear- Caracalla (or, in modern terms, "Hoody").
HID02901242017
Estimate: 120-160 USD