As i say. I don't normally buy Roman Provincials. This is for a varierty of reasons. I simply don't know enough. I know that there are masses of interesting types out there with varieties of busts, interesting reverse type etc. etc. Every now and again I see something that catches my eye. In this case it was the confronted portraits of these two Severan brothers. I don't think it's anything special but there is something about it that means that I was drawn back to it a few times until I gave in and bought it. Caracalla and Geta, AE27, Markianopolis Obv:- AY K M AY ANTWNINOC AY K P CEP, GETAC in exergue, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right confronting laureate and draped bust of Geta left; Rev:- Y FL OYLPIANOY MAPKIANOPOLITWN, Concordia standing slightly left, patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand, E (mark of value) lower left; Minted in Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria). Consular Legate Flavius Ulpianus, 210 - 211 A.D Reference:– Varbanov (Engl.) 1083 27.33 mm. 11.74 gms. 0 degrees.
As you may know rather like Provincials and coins showing the boys together so I really like your new coin. Mine is a different reverse (Cybele) and much lower grade.
The facial detail there is so good, you can see the murder in Caracalla's eyes as he gazes upon his brother's countenance.
