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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7418697, member: 96898"]That coin certainly speaks of ambition! "Master of the world" is probably not what you should call yourself after barely two months at your new job...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Are you sure the legend reads "orbis," not "vrbis" and thus means "restorer of the city"? The letter is a bit unclear on the picture of your coin. My example has a clear "v" (see below).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla was only in his early teens when this coin was minted – so I'd assume that this reverse design wasn't his personal responsibility. Septimius Severus struck similarly eyebrow-raising types showing himself at about the same time:</p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1288772[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 200–201 AD, Rome mint. Obv: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX; head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: RESTITVTOR VRBIS; Septimius Severus, in military attire, standing l., sacrificing out of patera in r. hand over tripod and holding spear in l. hand. 20mm, 3.24g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 167A. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7418697, member: 96898"]That coin certainly speaks of ambition! "Master of the world" is probably not what you should call yourself after barely two months at your new job... Are you sure the legend reads "orbis," not "vrbis" and thus means "restorer of the city"? The letter is a bit unclear on the picture of your coin. My example has a clear "v" (see below). Caracalla was only in his early teens when this coin was minted – so I'd assume that this reverse design wasn't his personal responsibility. Septimius Severus struck similarly eyebrow-raising types showing himself at about the same time: [SIZE=3] [ATTACH=full]1288772[/ATTACH] Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 200–201 AD, Rome mint. Obv: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX; head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: RESTITVTOR VRBIS; Septimius Severus, in military attire, standing l., sacrificing out of patera in r. hand over tripod and holding spear in l. hand. 20mm, 3.24g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 167A. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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