Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Auction 126 - Session 2 . 457
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CARIA, Stratonicaea. Caracalla & Geta. AD 209-211. Æ (38mm, 27.02 g, 12h). Damnatio Memoriae. Philon, prytanis. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla vis-à-vis [laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta]; c/ms: helmeted head of Roma within circular incuse, and ΘEOY within rectangular incuse / Zeus Panamaros, draped, on horseback right, holding scepter; at feet right, lighted altar. CNG EA 306, lot 262. For c/ms: Howgego 188; 536. Dark brown patina, reverse flan crack, a few pits. Good VF. Very rare. Portrait of Geta erased, Caracalla's damnatio memoriae of Geta applied after his murder in AD 211.
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