Good Way To Spend Sunday Morning

Just spending the morning perusing CT with my "Geta". As I was scrolling through, we came across this beautiful Carcalla and my son go excited. I scrolled by it and he got upset. So I scrolled back and he got happy again. We've been looking at this picture for the last few minutes. Thanks @jb_depew . The kid has good taste. Hopefully my Geta and Carcalla grow up to have a better relationship.



His Carcalla is building Lego upstairs right now but I'm sure he'd love to see some Getas and Carcallas when he comes down. Let's see what CT can come up with

I will kick it off with our Geta and Carcalla.

 

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Let's keep that youngin' happy and entertained!

Here's my Geta, a Secret Saturn gift this last year:

Geta, Ruled 209-211 AD
AR denarius, Struck as Caesar 200-202 AD, Rome mint
Obverse: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right.
Reverse: SECVRIT IMPERII, Securitas, draped, seated left, holding globe in right hand, left arm resting on arm of chair.
References: RIC IV 20b

And my Caracalla, that started off kinda crusty:

Caracalla, Ruled 198-217 AD
AR Denarius, Struck 212 AD
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, head of Caracalla, laureate, right.
Reverse: P M TR P XV COS III P P, Serapis, wearing polos on head, standing left, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre in left hand.
References: RIC IV Caracalla 194

 

You did a great job cleaning up that Carcalla! Glad you said that the first picture was the finished product. It'd be quite scary if it were the other way around!

 

Yes, what a nice way to spend a stormy Sunday.

I’ll get on the Severans in a minute.

 

Looks like you may have created a new recruit into the hobby of ancient coins. None of my family gives a hoot about little pieces of metal, so congrats!

 

He is always interested in what big brother and sister are doing. Quite often it revolves around little pieces of metal. I'm sure he will grow up to be quite the collector

 

GETA


RI Geta AR Denarius 209-211 CE On horse spearing enemy

Here is a Republic Geta that we can expose him to...


RR C Hosidius C F Geta 68 BCE Diana bow quiver Boar Hound spear Sear 346 Craw 407-2


CARACALLA



RI Caracalla 198-217 AR Quinarius CE 213 1.3g 13.6mm Laureate - Victory Wreath Palm RIC IV 101 RSC 450 RARE



RI Caracalla 198-217 AR Denarius MONETA


CARACALLA's Wife PLAUTILLA


RI Plautilla 202-205 CE m Caracalla AR Denarius 3.7g Concordia patera scepter RIC 363

 

Your kid has good taste! Here is my Caracalla tet that @furryfrog02 was looking at in the "for sale" forum:




Phoenicia, Berytus, Caracalla AR Tetradrachm

AD 198-217
Struck circa 215-217
Obverse: ΑVΤ • ΚΑΙ • ΑΝ-ΤWΝΙΝΟC CЄ, laureate head right.
Reverse: ΔΗΜΑΡX ЄΞ VΠΑΤΟC ΤΟ • Δ •, eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak, shop's prow (puppis) left between legs.
References: Prieur 1292
Size: 26mm
Weight: 13.13g
Die axis: 12h

 

I spend my Sunday reading Roman Silver Coinage II

 

With a beard, like yours.

I don't have pics of all of his big brother, but here are some:

 

Here are a couple to keep them entertained. Young portraits, before Caracalla started looking scary like a thug.


Caracalla as Caesar, AD 195-198.
Roman AR denarius, 2.46 g, 18.5 mm, 12 h.
Rome, AD 198.
Obv: M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, bare-headed and draped bust, right.
Rev: FIDES PVBLICA, Fides standing right, holding grain ears and dish of fruits.
Refs: RIC 8, Cohen 83; Hill 321.


Geta as Caesar, AD 198-209.
AR denarius, 3.24 gm, 18.3 mm, 6 h.
Rome, AD 202.
Obv: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed and draped bust, r.
Rev: SECVRIT IMPERII, Securitas enthroned l., holding globe.
Refs: RIC-20; BMC-240; Cohen-183; Sear-7200; Hill-553.

 

Here's my happy brother pairing...

Geta, as Caesar, AR Denarius. Rome, AD 203-208.( Minted AD 205 )
Ob- GETA CAES PONT COS, bare-headed and draped bust right.
Rev- VOTA PVBLICA, Geta standing left, sacrificing out of patera over tripod & holding roll.
RIC 38b. 3.57g, 14mm, 7h.

Caracalla. AD 198-217. AR Denarius (3,48g). Rome mint. Struck AD 212-213.
Obv-ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate head right.
Rev-MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.
RIC IV 224; RSC 165.

 

Caracalla through the years:

 

Carcalla really gets to looking quite mean towards the end doesn't he? Art imitating life or the other way around?

 

As usual for me, with a Britannic Association. Campaigning with their father in northern Britain.


Caracalla, Denarius, RIC Vol. IV, 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


Geta, Denarius, RIC Vol. IV, No. 91
Obverse: Geta, Laureate head facing right
Inscription clockwise from bottom: P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT
Reverse: Victory standing left holding wreath and palm branch
Inscription: VICTORIAE BRIT

 

Here's one of the ultra-meanie Caracalla....



And one slightly less mean with an interesting little deity being held by Nike...ex-JAZ Numismatics 2/27 auction....on its way

MACEDON, Thessalonica.
Caracalla. 198-217 AD.
Æ26, 11.3g, 7h.
Obv.: Laureate and cuirassed bust right.
Rev.: Nike advancing left, holding small Cabeirus and palm.
Reference: Touratsoglou Em. II:a

 

I thought about bidding on that one! Glad you got it. Great Nike reverse

 

I didn't have a provincial of Carcalla so it fits the bill....

 

You made my daughter very excited as we were scrolling through the pictures. She LOVES Peppa Pig and Mascha and the Bear. We are watching Peppa Pig now...

 

This Marcianopolis dates from the period that Septimius was deluding himself that the two boys would grow up peacefully. Had he succeeded, Rome would have been a better place and we might have been spared Elagabalus. As it was, Septimius did not get his last wish that they get along with each other.