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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1222137, member: 5739&quot;]Well I bit the bullet and finnally bought this coin from Sphinx Numismatics.....</p><p>I had been watching it for months, many months, as he relisted it several times... each time I was hoping the price would lower, but it never did <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.... So after losing a low grade Macrinus tet today on ebay due to my computer&#039;s internet dying right as I was about to enter my bid 10 seconds before the auction ended (I&#039;m almost sure I would have won it considering the ammount I was going to use as my &#039;Max Bid&#039; it ended up selling for $52USD) I&#039;m kinda glad I didn&#039;t buy it now though here is the link:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Link to Macrinus Tet that I didnt get a chance to bid on due to internet issues: </b><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=270777712834&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=270777712834&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=270777712834&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]129826[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I still want a Radiate bust Macrinus tet for my collection, I love the radiate used on some of his tets, it has alot more points (7 or 8 i think) than the ones used on most other emperors or the ones used on Antoninianii from Rome, which usually have 4 and 5 pointed radiate crowns on the Emperor. I think the Radiate bust Macrinus tets have really cool portraits, and that radiate looks very cool IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>But so after losing that Macrinus tet due to unforseen problems I decided that <u>now</u> was the time for the Caracalla one I had been watching. So I bought it. (maybe my internet going out literally seconds before the Macrinus coin ended and right before I was going to enter my bid was a sign from above that I was meant to lose that one, and buy the Caracalla tet I have been wanting for so long <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p>I love the coin, it has a hairline crack, which is something you don&#039;t see too often on these thick Tetradrachmai.... but is beautiful, and what an amazing portrait of Caracalla, and a great looking eagle on the reverse.... I have a VERY similar one but in a lower grade, however it weighs 14.5 grams, which is nice and heavy.</p><p>So anyhow I just wanted to show off my new purchase for my collection and see what all you ancient collectors thought of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]129827[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I have seen coins of Caracalla, similar to mine from Antioch, that were being sold as &#039;Caracalla War Issues&#039; .... does anyone know anything about these &#039;War Issues&#039; of Caracalla? any info would be interesting to have..... here is a link to one of Sphinx Numismatic&#039;s Caracalla tets that is said to be a &#039;Caracalla War Issue&#039;.</p><p><b>&#039;Caracalla War Issue&#039; Tet</b>: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/404CKG9-SYRO-PHOENICIAN-COINAGE-CARACALLA-AR-TETRA-VF-/320643098659?_trksid=p4012.m263&amp;_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D12%26pmod%3D360296339983%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D1298363746134581986" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/404CKG9-SYRO-PHOENICIAN-COINAGE-CARACALLA-AR-TETRA-VF-/320643098659?_trksid=p4012.m263&amp;_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D12%26pmod%3D360296339983%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D1298363746134581986" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/404CKG9-SYRO-PHOENICIAN-COINAGE-CARACALLA-AR-TETRA-VF-/320643098659?_trksid=p4012.m263&amp;_trkparms=algo=SIC&amp;its=I&amp;itu=UCI%2BIA%2BUA%2BFICS%2BUFI%2BDDSIC&amp;otn=12&amp;pmod=360296339983&amp;ps=63&amp;clkid=1298363746134581986</a></p><p><br /></p><p>here is the info on the newest Caracalla Tet (most of the info comes from the seller, correct me if any is wrong please, I would appreciate that very much):</p><p>---</p><p>---------</p><p>---</p><p>Ancient Roman Empire</p><p>Emperor Caracalla (198 -217 AD)</p><p>Silver Tetradrachm of Antioch, Syria</p><p>Fourth group, 214-217 AD, First Issue, no &#039;Delta E&#039; on rev.</p><p><br /></p><p>(titles in Greek)</p><p>obv: Laureate bust right.</p><p>rev: Eagle standing on leg and thigh of sacrificial animal. Head right, tail right, wings spread, holding wreath in beak.</p><p><br /></p><p>12.0 Grams, 27mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex Sphinx Numismatics</p><p>---</p><p>---------</p><p>---</p><p>I will take photos myself as soon as I recieve the coin, also I am adding a photo of one of my other Caracalla tets ( I have three ) that looks very similar to this one in design and style, aside from the size of the eagle&#039;s body, which is smaller on the new one.... the newer one is much nicer, but I like them both alot..... and like I said the lower quality one weighs 14.5 grams, nice chunk of silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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