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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3277722, member: 19463&quot;]Caracalla was older and had been named Caesar first.&nbsp; Caracalla was named Augustus when Geta was made Caesar.&nbsp; I would love to know the thought process that led Septimius to elevate the two when he did.&nbsp; He must have known that they would not have ruled together smoothly.&nbsp; Had he not elevated Geta to Augustus it is possible that Geta could have remained Caesar under his brother but making them equals guaranteed trouble. </p><p><br /></p><p>This quadriga reverse is not one you see every day.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]865808[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Julia Domna of Alexandria below is, to the best of my knowledge, the only coin showing the two boys together that was issued after the death of Septimius earlier in 211.&nbsp; There are several types from the lifetime of Septimius but the boys would not have been fond of this coin after they were in charge. The LK date places it between September and December 211 when Geta died. I find it interesting that the figure at the right has his non-shaking hand on his sword. Did the die cutter know there was no love lost? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]865811[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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