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Triton XXIII  14-15 Jan 2020
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Lot 803

Estimate: 2000 USD
Price realized: 6000 USD
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Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (26.5mm, 11.94 g, 5h). Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) mint. Struck circa AD 215-217. AVT KAI AN TωNЄINOC C, laureate bust right, slight drapery / ΔHMAPX Є Ξ VΠATOCTΔ, laureate head right of Caracalla above eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread; to right, filleted thyrsus. Meshorer, Aelia 87a corr. (bust with slight drapery) = Bellinger 345 corr. (same); Prieur 1613 corr. (same); Sofaer –. Lightly toned, minor metal flaws. Good VF. Extremely rare, two known to Bellinger and Prieur and none in CoinArchives. Possibly the third known example.

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