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Lot 324 - Auction 52

Caracalla (198-217), Sestertius, Rome, ca. AD 213-214
Price realized:
3.000,00 GBP
Bids:
4

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Lot status:
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Description

Caracalla (198-217), Sestertius, Rome, ca. AD 213-214
AE (g 26,44; mm 32; h 12)
M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS FELIX AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., seen from behind, Rv. SECVRITATI PERPETVAE, Securitas seated r., holding sceptre, resting head on r. hand; altar before; in ex. S - C. RIC 536b; C 579 var (obverse bust).
A bold portrait struck on a very broad and thick flan; delightful riverine patina, good extremely fine - about fdc.

Ex Spink, Auction of May 1940, lot 1576.

Restoration and cleaning report by Prof. G. Pierbattisti: during the analysis of this Caracalla Sestertius, the microscopy observation has revealed the artificial deposition of resin-pitch and wax on the surfaces of the coin. Under stereoscopic magnification, these layers was chemically and mechanically removed, showing a spectacular riverine brownish patina on both sides of the coin.
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