This medallion is part of a highly interesting series that has long fascinated numismatists, WHAT DO

Consider the wonders of Roman Provincial WHICH still maintaining the
Neo Classica Greek style changing to Roman Imperial
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MYSIA, Pergamum.Caracalla.AD 198-217. Æ Medallion (42mm, 37.96 g, 6h). Julius Anthimus,strategos. Struck circa AD 214. AVT • KPAT • K • MA-PKOC • AVP • ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust right, slight drapery / ЄΠI CTP IOV-Λ ANΘIMOV ΠЄPΓAMHNΩN/ ΠPΩTΩN TRIC/ NЄΩKOPΩ/N,

Caracalla, holding spear in left hand, advancing right on horseback; to left, Victory walking right, holding palm frond in left hand and crowning emperor with wreath held in right; to right, trophy and two bound captives, one seated and the other standing.

Von Fritze pl. VII, 7 (same rev. die [obv. not illustrated]); SNG France 2225 (same dies).

EF, brown patina, minor adjustment marks. Rare and in exceptional condition for issue.

This medallion is part of a highly interesting series that has long fascinated numismatists. Taken as a whole, the group chronicles the major events of Caracalla’s visit to Pergamum en route to an eastern military expedition in AD 214. While this was only one stop on a trip that included imperial visits to the major cities and religious sites of Asia Minor, Pergamum’s sanctuary of Asclepius (the Asclepion) was of particular appeal to Caracalla, whose health declined precipitously in the latter years of his reign.

 

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Beautiful... do you own this ?

 

Fantastic piece, but it must be very expensive to own.

 

yes this is a new purchase - SORRY THE HEADLINE SHOULD READ, A TYPO ERROR :

This medallion is part of a highly interesting series that has long fascinated numismatists, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

 

We are lucky on this forum nearly all collectors enjoy the art, history and being part of the understanding of the ancient period and not so interested in value, this is great

 

While I enjoy seeing it, I know there is no way I could afford to buy something like it. I'm not concerned with it's value other than can I afford to own one like it.

 

I agree. It is a fascinating and beautiful medallion

 

Wow! I bet that one feels great in hand! There's a lot in that one to love, great addition @SwK !

 

I'd like to know how much a medallion like this would cost?

 

This might give you an idea

http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=139540

 

What's a chf?

 

CHF is a swiss franc, but the price we see was in 2003

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$10,000ish I assumed. SwK is one of our top-shelf collectors. He's in another league and I'm glad he's here!

 

your picture is much better,

https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2428&category=50669&lot=2063995

 

I also got some pergamons, what I like is the cuirassed bust, see also a picture my example
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It's a beautiful and interesting piece.

 

Pergamon pile-on!

My only:

Pergamon, Mysia
AE, 9.02g, 20mm, 12h
Obv.: helmeted head of Athena right
Rev.: ΝΙΚΕΦΟΡΟΥ left, ΘΗΝΑΣ right; trophy with horned helmet

Maybe some Caracalla provincials?
Here's a couple:

Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE27, 14.5g, 12h; Caesarea Cappadocia, year 13 (of the rule of Septimius Severus), AD 204/5.
Obv.: AY KAI M AYP ANTΩNINOC; Laureate head right.
Rev.: MHTPOΠ KAICAPEI; Agalma of Mt. Argaeus, star over summit // ETIΓ (year 13)


Marcianopolis, Caracalla, AD 198-217
AE27, 10.2g, 6h.
Obv.: ΠIOC AVΓ ANTΩNINOC; Laureate head right, seen from behind.
Rev.: YΠ KYNTIΛIANOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN (Quintillianus magistrate); Eagle standing left on globe, head right, holding wreath.

 

I love the OP medallion. I love this site, I get to see hundreds of coins that I never knew existed. It doesn't matter that I will never be able to afford most of them, I can enjoy them here.

 

Ditto!

 

I know a collector with many large provincials but most are not EF grade. Making a coin like this well struck was a hard task and a coin surviving in few examples does not always come in high grade. The OP coin has a few weak letters but is really a spectacular coin compared to other things that size.

Speaking of things of good size from Pergamon, how about Philetairos on this tetradrachm of ATTALOS I. 241-197 or is it Eumenes I, 263-241 BC? He was a big guy!