★ A very rare hexassarion of Caracalla from Laodicea ad Lycum ★

PHRYGIA. Laodicea ad Lycum. Caracalla, 198-217. Hexassarion (Bronze, 33 mm, 22.29 g, 6 h). AY KAI M AY ANTΩNЄINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕ/ΩΝ Zeus Laodikeos standing front, head to left, holding eagle in his right hand and scepter in his left, facing Tyche, on the left, standing front, head to right, holding scepter in her right hand and patera in her left; to right, Athena standing front, head to left, holding olive branch in her right hand and scepter in her left. Gorny & Mosch 253 (2018), 325 ( same dies ). Naumann E-Auction 56 (2017), 377 ( same dies ). Roma E-Auction 94 (2022), 640) ( same dies ). Very rare. Minor flan fault on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of G. Plankenhorn (with collector's ticket), ex Aufhäuser 6, 5 October 1989, 457.