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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 8192023, member: 111387&quot;]Hey folks,</p><p><br /></p><p>Life has kept me pretty busy on the road.&nbsp; As such, I&#039;ve not had much time to spend on the hobby of late.&nbsp; Nor to contribute here.&nbsp; My collection sits at home away from me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did, however, recently pick up this bad boy with a &#039;Mean Mug&#039;.&nbsp; &quot;Whoever could it be?&quot;, one might ask. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, Mr. Scowl Face himself, Caracalla.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin has a few issues and some honest wear, but the expressive portrait and nice even dark-green patina captivated me.&nbsp; So, I had to have it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post any other coins of Caracalla, or other &#039;Mean Mugs&#039;, or other coins minted in Hadrianopolis, or simply a comment in agreement on the expressive portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434493[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Thrace, Hadrianopolis. Caracalla.</b> (AD 198-217). AE27(Tetrassarion?).</p><p><b>O:</b> AYT K M AYP CE ANTΩNEINOC; Laureate, draped bust right.</p><p><b>R:</b> AΔPIANOΠΟΛEITΩN; Herakles standing left, resting right hand on club set on bucranium; holding lion skin in his left hand.</p><p><i>Varbanov 3534; Moushmov 2654; Jurukova 301</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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