Artemide Aste

Auction 59E  –  2 - 3 July 2022

Artemide Aste, Auction 59E

Ancient, Medieval and World Coins, Medals

Part 1: Sa, 02.07.2022, from 3:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Su, 03.07.2022, from 3:00 PM CEST
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Description

Caracalla (198-217). AR Denarius, Rome mint, 207 AD. Obv. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. Laureate head right. Rev. PONTIF TRP X COS II. Emperor standing facing, head right, holding spear and parazonium; two river gods reclining to right and left, holding reeds, seated female (Britannia?) at feet of emperor. RIC IV 96; C. 441. AR. 2.88 g. 19.00 mm. R. Rare and very interesting type. Handsome, brilliant and lightly toned. Good VF. In 206-207 AD, Caracalla was in Britain, overseeing campaigns against the northern tribes and restoring the crumbling fortifications of Hadrian's Wall. This coin most likely marks these events. The descriptions of the reverse in both RIC and BMCRE are inaccurate; the two outer figures are clearly river gods-bearded, half-draped men holding river reeds. They probably represent the rivers Eden and Tyne, which Hadrian's Wall follows for much of its length. The seated female figure under the protection of the emperor must logically be Britannia. (CNG 63, 2003, 1437 note).

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Starting price 75 EUR
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