★ A rare and impressive medallion of Caracalla from Smyrna ★

IONIA. Smyrna. Caracalla, 198-217. Medallion (Bronze, 46 mm, 45.46 g, 7 h), Aur. Charidemos, strategos. AY•K•M•AYP ANTΩNЄINOC Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right, seen from front. Rev. ЄΠI CTPA / AYP XAPI/ΔH-MOY // CMYPNAIΩN TΩN ΠΡΩ / TΩN ACIAC Γ / NЄΩKO-PΩN TΩN CЄBA The three temples of Roma, Tiberius and Hadrian, each surmounted by wreath and containing statue; in the pediments, ΡΩ, TI and AΔ. BMC 403. SNG von Aulock 2220 ( same dies ). Rare. Somewhat smoothed, otherwise, about very fine.

Ex Leu Web Auction 6, 9 December 2018, 533.