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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 8192956, member: 99456&quot;]I think we will inevitably push into contentious disagreement about these coins and their sporting references.&nbsp; Nevertheless, I will share this example:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2020-9-11_17-35-55-png.1172930/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/thrace-caracalla-and-geta-jpg.1173021/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Thrace, Augusta Traiana, Caracalla</b> (198-217)</p><p><b>Obv:</b> AVT K M AVPH ANTΩNINOC, laureate bust right, with slight drapery.</p><p><b>Rev:</b> AVΓOVCTHC TPAIANHC, Caracalla and Geta standing facing one another, both togate holding globe</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Varbanov 1092 (unlisted variant, no globe), <a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins/9717" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins/9717" rel="nofollow">C</a><a href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins/9817" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/coins/9817" rel="nofollow">N 9817</a> (same dies?)</p><p><b>Note</b>: Could the globe be a die break? Possibly, I was not able to find a die match without the globe. Without more evidence, I will assume the globe is intentional. I remain skeptical of the idea that this coin shows Caracalla stealing the basketball from Geta. There are several captions that I can see associated with this coin - &quot;Geta, hands off my world!&quot; is one that comes to mind.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:</b> more ancient sports[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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