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Electronic Auction 509  9 Feb 2022
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Lot 322

Estimate: 100 USD
Price realized: 325 USD
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MOESIA INFERIOR, Nicopolis ad Istrum. Caracalla, with Geta as Caesar. AD 198-217. Æ Assarion (17.5mm, 2.56 g, 7h). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right / Bareheaded and draped bust of Geta right. H&J, Nikopolis 8.20.34.2 var. (obv. laureate); AMNG I 1621 var. (same); Varbanov 3165 var. (same). Green patina, edge chips, a few scratches. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Richard Baker Collection.

Very rare depiction of both Caracalla and Geta as Caesar. Both the bare head and the beginning of the obverse legend confirm Caracalla as Caesar. Unpublished in the standard references.
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