Lot 71
71
Caracalla (AD 198-217), Gold Aureus, mint of Laodicea ad Mare, c.AD 200-201, 7.1 gms., ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VICTORIAE PARTHICAE, Victory advancing left holding trophy, Parthian captive at her feet (RIC 353; BMC 294 -- (note?)), struck on a broad planchet, extremely fine and an extremely rare eastern issue with much luster

Details
Caracalla (AD 198-217), Gold Aureus, mint of Laodicea ad Mare, c.AD 200-201, 7.1 gms., ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. VICTORIAE PARTHICAE, Victory advancing left holding trophy, Parthian captive at her feet (RIC 353; BMC 294 -- (note?)), struck on a broad planchet, extremely fine and an extremely rare eastern issue with much luster
Provenance
Hirsch Sale XXIX, 1910, lot 1185
Brand Collection I, Sotheby's London, 1982, lot 37