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Lot 357: Mesopotamia, Edessa. Caracalla. A.D. 198-217. Æ. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 22 (Auction 328)
- Sold Winning Bid: $30
- 1 Bid(s)
Description
Mesopotamia, Edessa. Caracalla. A.D. 198-217. Æ (15 mm, 2.19 g, 6 h). IMP CAES M AVR AN[TONINVS P F AVΓ], laureate head of Caracalla right / COL AVR METROPOLI ANTONINIANA, Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right. Dandrow type 2, pl. 22, 3; SNG Hunterian 2490-1; SNG Righetti 2568. Dark brown patina with sandy deposits. The reverse legend remarkably clear. Very fine.
This coin was formerly attributed to Carrhae based on a faulty interpretation of the reverse legend, but recent numismatic and papyrological evidence discovered at Dura-Europos and elsewhere in the middle Euphrates region points to a mint located at Edessa.
Lot Details
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 357
- Listing #: 187882
- Closed: Friday, December 15, 2017 4:58:40 PM CT
- Estimate: $50