No fancy title, just a new coin. I was able to purchase a lot of 5 coins from one of the CT posters and this is the first of them. I wasn't particularly in the market, but it came at a great price so I couldn't pass it up. CARACALLA AR Denarius OBVERSE: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right REVERSE: PM TR P XVI COS IIII P P, Hercules standing front with branch, club and lion skin. Struck at Rome, 213 AD 3.1g, 18mm RIC 206a, RSC 196 Post you Caracalla coins!
I always think of him giving us his best dead-eyed thug look on this one. CARACALLA AR Denarius. 3.38g, 18.2mm. Rome mint, AD 213 AD. RIC 235; C 151. O: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate head right. R: MARTI PROPVGNATORI, Mars hurrying left, holding spear and trophy.
Nice @Bing ... not fancy, but a good ole coin! My Caracallas... not much, just plain ole coins: Sicily Mamertini 264-241 BCE AE Pentonkion Zeus Warrior Shield Spear Merc Samnites- Messana RI Caracalla 198-217 AR Quinarius CE 213 1.3g 13.6mm Laureate - Victory Wreath Palm RIC IV 101 RSC 450
Fun pick up @Bing! I really like the Herakles reverse. When I started collecting I loved Caracalla's coins, until I found out what a SOB he was (no offense Mrs Domna). Killing your own brother in your momma's arms is pretty despicable...though he was the one who granted anyone living in the empire full Roman citizenship. So I guess it's sixes. I still think it's pretty cool how you can watch him grow up through his coins. And man did he ROCK him some sideburns! This was the best portrait I had in my collection for some time.
I sure do like that Caracalla Bing!! Here are the two I have: Caracalla (198-217), AR Denarius. Rome mint, AD 199-200. Obv: ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right . Rev: VICT AETERN - Victory flying left, holding wreath in both hands; at left, a shield set atop block impediment. RIC-IVa-47a Caracalla (198-217), AR Denarius. Rome mint, AD 214. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM - Laureate head right. Rev: P M TR P XVII COS IIII P P - Genius of the Senate, togate, standing left, holding branch and baton. RIC-IVa-246 So far I've resisted buying more Caracalla coins but it's hard since I seem to come across so many while on the hunt for a Geta. (No Geta yet that I've liked in my price range and the ones I do like of Geta seem to cost 2x/3x of what I paid for either of the above.)
I have a few but here's my newest: Caracalla Æ30, 16.2g, 7h; THRACE, Serdica. Obv.: AVT K M AVP CEVH ANTWNEINOC; Laureate head right. Rev.: OYΛΠIAC CEΡΔIKHC; Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent in arms.
Excellent die style! Look at the face on Hercules. My favorite Caracallas are all bronze. Sestertius as Caesar / Minerva Alexandria drachm / Zeus Posthumous sestertius
I only have a couple of coins of Caracalla, none of them are silver..and none of them are very nice. This was my first Caracalla coin, but a new pic.
