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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4788844, member: 110226&quot;]I did a re-shoot of the Caracalla BI tetradrachm from Tyre.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the coin that seems to have him wearing a Heracles hairdo.&nbsp; The flan is small and the surfaces are pretty rough, but the long flowing hair on the back of his head certainly seems to suggest some reference to Alexander III.&nbsp; Either that, or he was sheltering in place for far too long....</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, there seems to be a suggestion of the upper part of a lion&#039;s head, but given the crude nature of this coin, that&#039;s a conjecture on my part.</p><p><br /></p><p>As they&#039;d say in the 60&#039;s, this guy was on some kind of power trip.</p><p><br /></p><p>11.36 grams</p><p>15 mm, 6 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164066[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>One more thing - Looking at the coin, notice how exaggerated the brow line is above the eye.&nbsp; Now Caracalla&#039;s coinage is renowned for his severe look, with plenty of furrowed brows and sneering mouths.&nbsp; This coin seems to take the over-sized brow to new heights and is not dissimilar to those shown on some of Alexander III&#039;s tetradrachms, such as this one:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/HmAAAOSwPfRdk2WC/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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