★ From the Platt Hall and Caruso Collections ★

Caracalla Aureus, Caracalla and Geta reverse

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.