v08_0297 - CARACALLA Assarion
MONNAIES 8 (2000)
Starting price : 144.83 €
Estimate : 228.67 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 144.83 €
Estimate : 228.67 €
unsold lot
Type : Assarion
Date: c. 200
Mint name / Town : Nicopolis ad Istrum, Mésie inférieure
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 1,80 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique tête de Caracalla adolescent. Patine vert noir lissée / Revers de haut relief, légèrement décentré au niveau de la légende
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête nue de Caracalla à droite (O°).
Obverse legend : M AURH - ANTWNIN-OS.
Obverse translation : (Marc-Aurèle Antonin).
Reverse
Reverse description : Zeus assis à gauche, nu jusqu'à la ceinture, tenant une patère de la main droite et un sceptre long de la main gauche.
Reverse legend : NIK[OPOL] PROS I.
Reverse translation : (Ville de Nicopolis).
Historical background
CARACALLA
(05/27/196-04/8/217)
Caesar
Caracalla was born on April 4, 188 in Lyons. He is the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. On May 27, 196, he was made a Caesar by his father, who had broken with Clodius Albinus. After the defeat of Albin near Lyon, on February 19, 197, he received the titles of prince of youth and pontiff. Caracalla was named Augustus in April 198 before the great Parthian victory.
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