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Caracalla, as Caesar (AD 198-217). AV aureus (19mm, 7.46 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Rome, AD 196-198. M AVR ANTON-CAES PONTIF, bare headed, draped bust of Caracalla right, seen from behind / PRI-NCIPI-IVVEN-TVTIS, Caracalla standing facing, togate, head left, baton downward in right hand, spear in left; trophy to right. RIC IV.I 13a. Calicó 2798 (this coin). Handsome, youthful portrait - an incredible contrast to his later, menacing visages.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant (Roma Numismatics, Auction XXI, 24 March 2021), lot 660; Collection of a Retired Banker (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 114, 6 May 2019), lot 761
Born in Lugdunum in AD 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 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, "hoodie").
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Caracalla, as Caesar (AD 198-217). AV aureus (19mm, 7.46 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Rome, AD 196-198. M AVR ANTON-CAES PONTIF, bare headed, draped bust of Caracalla right, seen from behind / PRI-NCIPI-IVVEN-TVTIS, Caracalla standing facing, togate, head left, baton downward in right hand, spear in left; trophy to right. RIC IV.I 13a. Calicó 2798 (this coin). Handsome, youthful portrait - an incredible contrast to his later, menacing visages.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant (Roma Numismatics, Auction XXI, 24 March 2021), lot 660; Collection of a Retired Banker (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 114, 6 May 2019), lot 761
Born in Lugdunum in AD 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 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, "hoodie").
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-caracalla-as-caesar-ad-198-217-av-aureus-19mm-746-gm-12h-ngc-au-5-5-3-5/a/3099-30114.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3099-05052022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD