Caracalla. 198-217 AD. AR Denarius, AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right. P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Asclepius standing front, looking left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff left, globe on ground to right. RIC 251; RSC 302. I will try and take photos in the coming weeks....
Nice one, @Pishpash ! Here's one with a healing god on the reverse, too. It came from @Sallent: Caracalla, AD 198-217. Roman AR denarius, 2.9g, 19mm, 6h. Rome, issue 10, AD 217. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right. Rev: PM TRP XX COS IIII PP; Serapis, wearing polos on head, standing facing, head left, holding wreath and scepter. Refs: RIC 289c; BMCRE 188; Cohen/RSC 382; RCV 6846; Hill 1586.
Yeah, I remember that coin. You guys are tempting me to get back into coins. LOL. I shall be back sometime next year, but with a smaller more focused collection. On an interesting note, your coin is a more uncommon variant of the Serapis reverse. Not rare, but certainly not as common as the other version with Serapis holding his arm up high.
Commemorating Victory in Britain: RIC Vol. IV, CARACALLA, Denarius, No. 231a Obverse: Caracalla, Laureate head facing right Inscription clockwise from bottom: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Reverse: winged Victory advancing right holding trophy Inscription: VICTORIAE BRIT
Please do return soon, @Sallent. I miss your cheery, optimistic outlook on life and your always interesting adventures.
Very nice Denarius, @Pishpash ! I really like that reverse with Asclepius... well done. Looking forward to your updated photos.
I will do my best. Camera is on a stand, eyesight is a bit dodgy. My records are way behind. I need to get a wiggle on.
Here's Caracalla's sestertius with Asclepius and the serpent on the reverse. Somewhat rough, corroded surfaces with this example, but pretty good detail and centering. The coin was cleaned at some time in the recent past, and it is now re-toning. Roman Empire, 215 AD Sestertius Caracalla Obverse: Portrait facing right, legend: M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM. Reverse: Asclepius standing facing head left holding snake-entwined staff. Telesphorus at his feet to left and globe to right, legend: P M TR P XVIII IMP III COS IIII P P, S-C. RIC 538a; Cohen 329 20.1 grams 28 mm, 2 h. I've noticed other cleaned Asclepius sestertii of Caracalla online. All have varying degrees of corrosion and cleaning, which leads me to think they came out of a hoard a few years ago.
