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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2774987, member: 15445&quot;]On Father’s Day we attended a small coin show where we found two ancient coins tucked-away in a non-ancient dealer’s token inventory.&nbsp; (BTW, I also grabbed an old Nixon political button that is written in Hebrew).&nbsp; The only thing written on the ancient coin flips was $15 on one &amp; $5 on the other.&nbsp; Now that you know the story, here are my questions about these two:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #4d4dff">#1 Caracalla Denarius:</span></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]640817[/ATTACH]</p><p>Initially I thought the coin was Antonius Pius but then settled on Caracalla.&nbsp; (Like I&#039;m the first one to do that).&nbsp; Thus far I couldn’t find this Caracalla in the fake reports.&nbsp; Dating the coin is proving to be a real hassle and also I’m not finding the exact coin on Wildwinds.&nbsp; Therefore, I’m getting worried that it may be a fantasy coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Sear book says that Caracalla begins being depicted with a beard in 209.&nbsp; It’s pretty clear that he has a beard on my new coin.&nbsp; However, the coin clearly states COS II which is supposed to be 205.&nbsp; Also the coin clearly states TR.P.VI which should be 203. The final enigma is that the weight is 5.15 like a double denarius (antoninianus) which was supposedly first introduced at the end of 214. WA DA YA THINK?&nbsp; Am I looking in the wrong book?&nbsp; PLEASE GIVE ME SOME GUIDANCE IF YOU CAN.&nbsp; Here is the coin label I’ve prepared assuming that the coin is real:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Caracalla 198-217 AD</b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b>AR Double Denarius (Antoninianus)</b></font></p><p><font size="3">5.15 grams, 19.7 mm</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Obv:</b> Caracalla Laureate head right</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ANTONINUS.PIUS.AVG.GERM.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Rev:</b> Caracalla standing in toga facing left</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sacrificing from patera over tripod</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P.M.TR.P.VI.COS.II.P.P.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Grade:</b> a good VF or better including great</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; centering and sharp strike with all</font></p><p><font size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; legends clear.</font></p><p><font size="3"><b>Other:</b> Caracalla was a bad boy that had his brother Geta killed.&nbsp; Caracalla was ordered killed by Macrinus in 217 AD. From private sale, 6/17.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">#2 Ptolemy or maybe some Alexander bronze?</span></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]640822[/ATTACH]</p><p>This one was $5 and chunky.&nbsp; I’ve certainly had $5 worth of fun trying to attribute it.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I still don’t know what it is.&nbsp; In fact, I haven’t got a ticket on the clue bus.</p><p><br /></p><p>The weight is 5.83 grams with a diameter between 17 mm and 18.3 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you folks think it is a Ptolemy I or II bronze or perhaps it is some odd type of Alexander bronze coinage?&nbsp; I need more books &amp; I certainly appreciate your help.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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