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| Caracalla (AD 198-217). Galatia. Ancyra Æ Tetrassarion |
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Attribution: SNG France 2483 (obverse type), 2532 (reverse type (Elagabalus)); BMC 17 (Obverse), 29 (Reverse); SNG Copenhagen 119 (Elagabalus, with similar reverse, but Men rather than emperor)
Date: AD 198-217
Obverse: ANTΩNINOC AVΓOVCTOC, bust of a young Caracalla left, laurate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass, armed with spear and shield ornamented with gorgoneion
Reverse: MHTPOΠOΛ ANKYPAC, Caracalla standing left, holding long scepter, sacrificing with patera over lit altar
Size: 29.88mm
Weight: 16.14 grams
Rarity:  9
Description: VF. No examples found in major references or in online databases.
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