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<p>[QUOTE="Mike Margolis, post: 2964387, member: 88401"]Could any Roman experts here tell me what the letters/monograms are on either side of the bust on this coin of Caracalla? I know this is a different dynasty and a provincial to boot but someone here would know I suspect. This is from acsearch:[ATTACH=full]726162[/ATTACH]</p><p>RÖMISCHE MÜNZEN</p><p>MÜNZEN DER RÖMISCHEN KAISERZEIT</p><p>Antoninus III. Caracalla, 198-217</p><p>Æs, 215, Tarsos (Cilicia); 21,91 g. Büste r. mit Kleidung und Reif des Demiurgen//Kaiser steht l. und opfert über Altar. SNG Levante 1058.</p><p>R Sehr schön</p><p>OK I found they are Pi symbols> from this wildwinds- must be a mint mark of Cilicia?</p><p>wildwinds:</p><p>BMC 190 Caracalla AE 35mm of Cilicia, Tarsos. Laureate head right; P-P in fields / Veiled female figure wearing modius, standing right, between two temples viewed in perspective.<img src="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/caracalla/_tarsos_AE35_BMC_190.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Margolis, post: 2964387, member: 88401"]Could any Roman experts here tell me what the letters/monograms are on either side of the bust on this coin of Caracalla? I know this is a different dynasty and a provincial to boot but someone here would know I suspect. This is from acsearch:[ATTACH=full]726162[/ATTACH] RÖMISCHE MÜNZEN MÜNZEN DER RÖMISCHEN KAISERZEIT Antoninus III. Caracalla, 198-217 Æs, 215, Tarsos (Cilicia); 21,91 g. Büste r. mit Kleidung und Reif des Demiurgen//Kaiser steht l. und opfert über Altar. SNG Levante 1058. R Sehr schön OK I found they are Pi symbols> from this wildwinds- must be a mint mark of Cilicia? wildwinds: BMC 190 Caracalla AE 35mm of Cilicia, Tarsos. Laureate head right; P-P in fields / Veiled female figure wearing modius, standing right, between two temples viewed in perspective.[IMG]http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/caracalla/_tarsos_AE35_BMC_190.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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