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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PMONNEY, post: 2899866, member: 82829&quot;][ATTACH=full]698294[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]698296[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another interesting provincial coin of Caracalla:</p><p><b>CARACALLA </b>laureate head r. <b>“IMP M AVR ANTONINVS”. Rev.: </b>Bull standing r., purple shell before, vexillum with “<b>LEG </b>/ <b>III </b>/ <b>GAL” </b>inscribed behind. “<b>SEP TVRVS METRO COLONI», </b>AE26, Mint:Tyre, Phoenicia 211-217 AD, (26 mm, 12.93 gr.)Ref.: BMC 377, SNG Righetti -, <i>Mounted in ancient times. Legionary issues were often used by the legionaries themselves for decoration, so this coin may have been in use by a soldier of the Third Legio. The Legio III Gallica was one of the oldest, most venerable legions, formed under Julius Caesar during the conquest of Gallica. She was stationed at Raphaneae and Damascus and existed until the 5. Century AD - more than 450 years! The bull shown on this coin was her emblem. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]698294[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]698296[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]698297[/ATTACH] </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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