Numismatica Ars Classica
Spring Sale 2020 25 May 2020
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The Roman Empire. Caracalla augustus, 198 – 217
Sestertius 213, Æ 33 mm, 27.21 g. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. P M TR P XVI IMP II View of the Circus Maximus with its arches, the obelisk, the spina, chariots; in the background, a temple and a colonnade. In exergue, COS IIII P P / S C. C 236. BMC 251. RIC 500a.
Very rare and an issue of great fascination. Dark patina, gently tooled, otherwise very fine
Privately purchased in November 1971.
Sestertius 213, Æ 33 mm, 27.21 g. M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. P M TR P XVI IMP II View of the Circus Maximus with its arches, the obelisk, the spina, chariots; in the background, a temple and a colonnade. In exergue, COS IIII P P / S C. C 236. BMC 251. RIC 500a.
Very rare and an issue of great fascination. Dark patina, gently tooled, otherwise very fine
Privately purchased in November 1971.