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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 2615203, member: 75937&quot;]The first example was engraved by a very skilled celator at the Rome mint. It is of excellent artistic quality. Look at the detail on the captive on the reverse, for example. It&#039;s of debased silver and lackluster, however. It&#039;s boring.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the second example, possibly from the Laodike mint, has a more cartoonish style but it comes to life! And look at Caracalla&#039;s armor! The whole shoulder is visible and the gorgoneion on the breast plate seals the deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not the gorgoneion the collector is paying a premium for, it&#039;s the mint.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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