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<p>[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 7761207, member: 57495"]Wow, RC, great coin, and a revelation to me. I have the same reverse type, and never noticed the fish tail! The detail isn't as clear on mine, but looking at it again, I do think that perhaps it's there.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1330675[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>CARACALLA </b></p><p>AE28. 14.21g, 28.5mm. THRACE, Pautalia, circa AD 198-217. Varbanov 5013; Ruzicka, Pautalia 616. O: AΥT K M AΥΡH ANTΩNINOΣ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. R: OΥΛΠIAΣ Π/AΥTAΛIA/Σ, Asklepios reclining left, head right, on winged and bearded serpent (with fish tail?) coiled flying right, raising right hand and cradling serpent-entwined staff in left arm.</p><p><br /></p><p>My other Glykons...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1330676[/ATTACH]<b>COMMODUS</b></p><p>AE24. 6.39g, 23.8mm. THRACE, Pautalia, AD 180-192. Varbanov 4565; RPC Online IV.1 temp 8913. O: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: ΟΥΛΠΙΑC ΠΑ-ΥΤΑ/ΛΙΑC, the serpent Glykon wearing wig and with fish tail coiled right, feeding from altar to right; tree or branch to left.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1330677[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>JULIA DOMNA</b></p><p>AE24. 7.49g, 23.6mm. THRACE, Augusta Traiana, AD 193-217. Schönert-Geiss, Augusta Traiana 205; Varbanov 1061 (R5). O: IOYΛIA ΔΟΜΝΑ CEB, Draped bust right. R: AVΓOVCTHC TPAIANHC, the serpent Glykon coiled in four folds, head erect right, wearing wig and fish tail.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zumbly, post: 7761207, member: 57495"]Wow, RC, great coin, and a revelation to me. I have the same reverse type, and never noticed the fish tail! The detail isn't as clear on mine, but looking at it again, I do think that perhaps it's there. [ATTACH=full]1330675[/ATTACH] [B]CARACALLA [/B] AE28. 14.21g, 28.5mm. THRACE, Pautalia, circa AD 198-217. Varbanov 5013; Ruzicka, Pautalia 616. O: AΥT K M AΥΡH ANTΩNINOΣ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. R: OΥΛΠIAΣ Π/AΥTAΛIA/Σ, Asklepios reclining left, head right, on winged and bearded serpent (with fish tail?) coiled flying right, raising right hand and cradling serpent-entwined staff in left arm. My other Glykons... [ATTACH=full]1330676[/ATTACH][B]COMMODUS[/B] AE24. 6.39g, 23.8mm. THRACE, Pautalia, AD 180-192. Varbanov 4565; RPC Online IV.1 temp 8913. O: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: ΟΥΛΠΙΑC ΠΑ-ΥΤΑ/ΛΙΑC, the serpent Glykon wearing wig and with fish tail coiled right, feeding from altar to right; tree or branch to left. [ATTACH=full]1330677[/ATTACH] [B]JULIA DOMNA[/B] AE24. 7.49g, 23.6mm. THRACE, Augusta Traiana, AD 193-217. Schönert-Geiss, Augusta Traiana 205; Varbanov 1061 (R5). O: IOYΛIA ΔΟΜΝΑ CEB, Draped bust right. R: AVΓOVCTHC TPAIANHC, the serpent Glykon coiled in four folds, head erect right, wearing wig and fish tail.[/QUOTE]
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