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Lot 33. Caracalla and Geta AE36, erroneous damnatio memoriae

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Caracalla and Geta AE36, erroneous damnatio memoriae

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Bidding closed (Sunday, December 13th, 19:16:30 CET)
Current time: Monday, November 25th, 00:28:09 CET

Price realised: CHF 180.00 (8 bids)
Approx. EUR 193.35 / USD 201.44 / GBP 160.76

High bidder: Bidder 1

eAuction #43, Lot 33. Estimate: CHF 100.00

Caracalla and Geta. AE36 (14.80 g), Stratonikeia, Caria, 209-212.
Obv. Bust of Caracalla (erased), laureate, draped and cuirassed, to right, facing laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta to left; in Center, countermark: laureate head of Caracalla right.
Rev. Hekate standing facing,head left, holding torch in left and patera in right; at feet, stag.
SNG Aulock 2686 var. SNG Cop. 512. var.

Fair to fine.

On a large number of these issues, the portrait of Geta has been erased after his murder in 212. On this coin, however, the mint officials erased Caracalla's portrait in error!



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