Young Caracalla denarius. Reverse question

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  1. alde

    alde Always Learning

    Can somebody please explain the meaning of the inscription on the reverse of this coin? Is it Caracalla kneeling before Salus?
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  3. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Not Caracalla on the reverse. It's a female figure, according to RIC (listing photographed below) and Sear.
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  4. alde

    alde Always Learning

    Thank you for the RIC image. I'm still waiting for my copy of this volume. Any idea of the meaning of GEN HVM?
     
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  5. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

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  6. alde

    alde Always Learning

    Salvation of the human race. How cool. I love coins with such a meaningful theme. Thank you for the link to a very interesting article. I don't have the coin in hand yet as its on its way from Europe.
     
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  7. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    This one little sentence is all the introductory material in RIC says about this reverse type:
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  8. alde

    alde Always Learning

    I just found and purchased a copy of Dictionary of Roman Coins on ebay. It looks like a great reference. I now know it's available on Forum but I like having a hard copy of books like this. I need to get use to using the Forum site to help answer questions. Of course it's alway fun to share a coin with friends.
     
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    mcwyler Active Member

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  11. alde

    alde Always Learning

    He looks to only be 10 years old on this portrait. Little did they know what he would grow up to become.
     
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