My favorite Roman portrait - Caracalla

Love that Cerberus!

 

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Caracalla is very strong with his portraits. Here are a few of mine, starting with a brockage (Provincial, possibly Moesia) with a fine green patina. The reverse was tooled, apparently.



A denarius of young Antoninus as a boy, 202 AD.



This one shows the caesar as a youngster, too, but with a nasty look (my interpretation):
Caracalla 211-217, AE17 Nicopolis, Moesia Inferior. Obv.: Laureated bust r. AVT K M AVPH ANT NEINOC. Rev.: Star with 8 rays. NIKOPOLITWN PROC ICTP. 18 mm, 3.42 gr. Moushmov 1097.




This is a scowling tetradrachm from Hierapolis in Cyrrhestica, thriving in the third century, afterwards conquered by many adversaries and floundering. Now the unhappy town of Manbij, Northern Syria, is placed upon its lands. The lion between the feet of the eagle is the symbol of the Roman Fourth Legion, one of the legions that supported Caracalla's father Septimius Severus in his bid for power, only twenty years before Caracalla's reign.
Caracalla 211-217, AR tetradrachm, Hierapolis, Cyrrhestica (now Manbij, North Syria), issued 215-217. Obv.: Laureated and cuirassed bust t.r. Nasty look. Rev.: Eagle facing, head r., wreath in beak. Lion between its legs. DHMARX EX YPATOC TO D. 27.5 mm, 14.5 gr. Prieur 929.

 

Finn235,awesome new Caracalla and great coins everyone.

Doug

 

Really magnificent coins, Doug! The detail is just incredible. Thank you for posting those pics.

 

A very nice portrait gallery with some outstanding portraits of the good man. I've always prefered his "best part" aka Plautilla, but still, have a few portraits of his. Would you care for more ?

The cute little boy by the time of his marriage, 202 CE :




In 210 CE :




In 216 CE :




and two tets to finish with, the first from Antioch, the second from Laodicaea :





Q

 

Great coins all...long live this Caracalla thread. Nice drachm of Alexandria @dougsmit - I didn't know they were minted that late. Mostly these issues petered out after the reign of Commodus (or so I thought).