A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

Roman Imperial Coinage, Caracalla, Sestertius, Rome, 213, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, m avr antoninvs pivs felix avg, rev. p m tr p xvi cos iiii p p, Liberalitas standing left, holding pileus and rod, s c in field, 20.04g (RIC 498f; cf. C 228; Sear 6927). Some patches of corrosion, otherwise good very fine, portrait better, green patina, rare £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: E.A. Sydenham Collection, Glendining Auction, 10 December 1941, lot 246