Although I'd like to learn more about you and your world view... I should bail. This thread is about the coins of Caracalla. We are getting off...
That's a great coin! Caracalla does look tough there. Now to explore the reverse... who do you think was a poor emperor that many think effective?...
Well... there are still some places in the world where you can get a similar experience. Go search those places out and let me know how it goes. I...
There is a separation that can be made between what we find exciting historically and what we feel is "best" for governance. I like reading about...
It may be as simple as the east was rich, the Gallic empire was looking to impress and Rome was broke and in trouble... but I don't really know. I...
Recently I received this coin to add to my sub collection of Gallienus' coins of Antioch (or the another Asian mint cities that they are sometimes...
Maybe send it to @Nicholas Molinari, for the next issue of Koinon - The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies!
The coins of this issue are usually terrible but this one is ok. The flan is bad as most of them are but the coin is pretty much as struck....
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