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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 2565024, member: 32619&quot;]For any of you rock hounds or gem heads - can anyone recommend a reputable online dealer? My son has expressed an interest and I sure don&#039;t want to stifle his curiosity! If you don&#039;t want to post publicly, feel free to P.M. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a couple of coins that may be geologically related...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-88-caracalla-mt-argaeus.3818/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Caracalla, AD 198-217</p><p>AE27, 14.5g, 12h; Caesarea Cappadocia, year 13 (of the rule of Septimius Severus), AD 204/5.</p><p>Obv.: AY KAI M AYP ANTΩNINOC; Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev.: MHTPOΠ KAICAPEI; Agalma of Mt. Argaeus, star over summit // ETIΓ (year 13)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/jwt-61-septimus-severus-astronomical.3600/full" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Septimius Severus, Nikopolis ad Istrum, AD 139-211</p><p>AE, 3.11g, 16.5mm; 2h</p><p>Obv.: AV KAI [CE] CEVHPOC, laureate head right</p><p>Rev.: NIKOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟCICT; crescent and one star</p><p>Ref.: AMNG 1436v; Nikopolis BMC 17</p><p>Unsure why Wildwinds does not include the final C on the obv even though all the pictures they have include it. My coin includes it so the C is mentioned in the obv legend. Also, the [CE] is off flan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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