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LOT 3173
Caracalla AE As. AD 198-217.
Rome mint; struck AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff; to right, globe set on ground; S C across field. RIC IV 553a. Good Very Fine. Glossy cypress green patina.(9.12gr, 26mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Ex David Miller, Hampstead, UK (collector's ticket included).
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