Ex von Aulock Collection


PHRYGIA. Laodicea ad Lycum. Caracalla (198-217). Ae. Dated CY 88 (AD 216/7).
Obv: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ / ΤΟ ΠΗ.
Wolf (the river Lykos) seated right facing boar (the river Kapros) seated left.
RPC V.2 online - (unassigned; ID 786; 2 specimens) (this coin illustrated); SNG von Aulock 3860 (this coin).
Extremely rare
The Lykos and Kapros, also known as the Great Zab and Little Zab, were tributaries of the Tigris River. They were often depicted as a boar and a wolf, as on the coins of Caracalla and Julia Domna.
Condition: Good very fine.
Weight: 9.30 g.
Diameter: 25 mm.
Extremely rare
Obv: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ / ΤΟ ΠΗ.
Wolf (the river Lykos) seated right facing boar (the river Kapros) seated left.
RPC V.2 online - (unassigned; ID 786; 2 specimens) (this coin illustrated); SNG von Aulock 3860 (this coin).
Extremely rare
The Lykos and Kapros, also known as the Great Zab and Little Zab, were tributaries of the Tigris River. They were often depicted as a boar and a wolf, as on the coins of Caracalla and Julia Domna.
Condition: Good very fine.
Weight: 9.30 g.
Diameter: 25 mm.
Extremely rare
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Closing on: 2025-10-05 16:00:00 Roma time