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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Helvetica, post: 2246586, member: 75944&quot;]Hi Mike</p><p>Dane here from wildwinds. I just noticed this 3 month old thread. I cannot see the image of your coin but I can tell you that both Caracalla and Elagabalus struck a coin with Harpokrates on the reverse in Tyre. But according to the excellent Rouvier there is a visible difference between the two. Here are the descriptions translated from French with the appropriate references:</p><p>1) Caracalla:</p><p>Obv: IMP M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: SEP TVRVS METRO COLONI, Harpokrates, half naked, standing front, looking left, lotus headdress and holding right hand to his mouth. In his left hand are the folds of his chlamys, wound around the lower part of his body, and a cornucopiae. Lighted altar at his feet left, and murex shell in right field. Dichalkus, 27mm, 12.20 g. Rouvier 2317; Mionnet Supp. V, 628.</p><p>2) Elagabalus:</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES M AV ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev: SEP TVRO METRO..., Harpokrates, half naked, standing front, looking left, lotus headdress and holding right hand to his mouth. In his left hand are the folds of his chlamys, wound around the lower part of his body, and a cornucopiae. Lighted altar at his feet left, and murex shell in right field. Chalkus, 21mm, 5.47 g, Rouvier 2370; Babelon (&quot;Perses Achémén.&quot;) 2237.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the biggest differences are on the obverse - one without CAES and head only, the other with CAES and laur. dr. cuir.</p><p>Does this help ?</p><p>There will be an example of the Caracalla coin on wildwinds within 15 minutes of my posting this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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