Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 3240 SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 2ND APRIL) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $25,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $23,000
CARACALLA, (A.D. 198-217), gold aureus, issued 214, Rome mint, (6.89 g), obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right of Caracalla, around ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, rev. Pluto seated left, wearing polos on head, holding sceptre and placing hand over the three-headed dog, Cerberus to left, around P M TR P XVII IMP III COS IIII P P, (S.-, RIC 242, BMCRE 96 same dies, Calico 2717, C.253). Very mild smoothing at edge, struck on a broad flan, good very fine or better and rare.
Ex CNG Triton XXI, lot 793 and previously CNG Auction 106, lot 790.
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