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Los 93. Caracalla Aureus, Caracalla and Geta reverse

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From the Platt Hall and Caruso Collections
Caracalla Aureus, Caracalla and Geta reverse

Verbleibende Zeit: 		Beendet (Sonntag, 19. März, 19:31:00 CET)
Aktuelle Zeit: Sonntag, 24. November, 02:26:18 CET
Erzielter Preis: CHF 17'000.00 (2 Gebote)
Ungefähr EUR 18'261.27 / USD 19'024.60 / GBP 15'184.44
Höchstbieter: Bieter 2

eAuction #79, Los 93. Schätzpreis: CHF 20'000.00

Caracalla (198-217 AD). Aureus (20 mm, 7.16 g), Rome, 210-213 AD.
Obv. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head to right.
Rev. CONCORDIA AVGVSTORVM, Caracalla and Geta, both togate, standing facing each other, holding Victory between them.
RIC 152; C.-; BMC 255 note; Calicò 2662 (this coin).

Very rare. A lovely specimen with a prestigious pedigree. Extremely fine.

Ex NAC 34 (2006), lot 45;
Ex NAC 27 (2004), lot 441.
Ex Henry Platt Hall Collection: Glendining 1950, lot 1708.
Ex Enrico Caruso Collection: Canessa 1923, lot 427.

This very rare gold coin comes from the collection of the famous Operatic tenor, Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), an international celebrity of his time. One of the greatest singers of his era, Caruso was also an avid collector of (Ancient) coins.



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