Hello, Got a new bronze Caracalla from Gadara. I already have 3 tets and others, but this one I could not let go.
Hi Cyrrhus, this beauitiful coin looks to be from Rabbathmoba, like this: Caracalla AE25 of Rabbathmoba, Arabia. AD 198-217. AVT KAI ANTWNINW, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / RABAQMOUBHNWN, Poseidon standing left, foot on prow, holding trident and dolphin, P-D across fields. Spijkerman 29.
Wow, Cyrrhus => that's a very sweet Caracalla-Gadara example (congrats) Ummm, I have a Gordian-III example from Gadara with a similar type of feelin' about it (wanna see it?) SYRIA, Decapolis. Gadara. Gordian III AE26 238-244 A.D. Dated CY 303 (AD 239/40) Diameter: 26 mm Weight: 13.34 grams Obverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: Galley left with captain, seven oarsmen, and steersman on deck; ΓT (date) below Reference: Spijkerman 93; Rosenberger 90; SNG ANS 1332-8 ... again, that's a cool OP-addition
I'd call it a winner. Sure it would be nice to have more strike on reverse top but I certainly agree with the "cool addition" theory.
Definatly a winner, 95% better than all of my coins. Sorry, I miss-identified the size and reference. It was almost a die match to the Wildwinds example.
