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<p>[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 6447589, member: 91820"]Thank you again Curtis for a wonderfully interesting and informative response. I was wrong about the die match for the Caracalla - I had mixed it up with another type -but in any event here is the Caracalla Securitas sestertius (purchased from an elderly gentlemen from Italy at the local monthly Parsippany NJ coin show in 2002) I referenced and it is clearly NOT a die match for the one photographed above - I also apologize for the poor photograph - the patina is actually a beautiful light green:[ATTACH=full]1256328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1256329[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla Sestertius RIC 399 SECURITAS 18.98 GRAMS, 28MM - I have seen this obverse die elsewhere as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an interesting, overly smoothed example of RIC 400:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1256333[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1256334[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caracalla Sestertius RIC 400 Priestly Objects - 24.13 grams, 32mm - very difficult to photograph because it is so shiny:</p><p><br /></p><p>And, because I really like this one, here is an example of RIC 499(b), purchased from Heritage a few years ago:[ATTACH=full]1256336[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1256337[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caracalla Sestertius RIC 499(b) 24.21 grams, 32mm former CNA XVIII Lot 785</p><p> 12/3/91 Caracalla in Quadriga crowned by Victory</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the more beautiful types for Caracalla[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 6447589, member: 91820"]Thank you again Curtis for a wonderfully interesting and informative response. I was wrong about the die match for the Caracalla - I had mixed it up with another type -but in any event here is the Caracalla Securitas sestertius (purchased from an elderly gentlemen from Italy at the local monthly Parsippany NJ coin show in 2002) I referenced and it is clearly NOT a die match for the one photographed above - I also apologize for the poor photograph - the patina is actually a beautiful light green:[ATTACH=full]1256328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1256329[/ATTACH] Caracalla Sestertius RIC 399 SECURITAS 18.98 GRAMS, 28MM - I have seen this obverse die elsewhere as well. This is an interesting, overly smoothed example of RIC 400: [ATTACH=full]1256333[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1256334[/ATTACH] Caracalla Sestertius RIC 400 Priestly Objects - 24.13 grams, 32mm - very difficult to photograph because it is so shiny: And, because I really like this one, here is an example of RIC 499(b), purchased from Heritage a few years ago:[ATTACH=full]1256336[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1256337[/ATTACH] Caracalla Sestertius RIC 499(b) 24.21 grams, 32mm former CNA XVIII Lot 785 12/3/91 Caracalla in Quadriga crowned by Victory One of the more beautiful types for Caracalla[/QUOTE]
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