HIGH GRADE AUREUS OF CARACALLA
AD 198-217 NGC AU STRIKE 5/5, SURFACE 5/5 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known as Caracalla, was a promising son of emperor Septimius Severus. Born at Lugdunum in 188 AD while his father was governor of the province, his youth was spent as the groomed son and heir apparent of Septimius, and many honors were bestowed upon him at the…