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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3112423, member: 80783&quot;]Here is a Sestertius of an older Caracalla who might have felt some regret for his earlier misdeeds, for in 215 he found time to visit the famous shrine of Asklepios in the city of Pergamum in the hope of finding cures for his numerous ailments, as his physical and mental health had begun to deteriorate. </p><p>Ancient historians state that the reason for this visit was because he sought healing and relief from dreams in which he was being chased by his father Septimus Severus and brother Geta, whom he had murdered.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]790023[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>M AVREL ANTONINUS PIVS AVG GERM</p><p>Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, seen from behind</p><p>P M TR P XVIII IMP III COS IIII P P S C </p><p>Asclepius, nude to waist, standing facing, head left, holding snake-entwined staff, Telesphorus at his feet to left, globe to right</p><p>Sestertius, Rome 215</p><p>30 mm; 22,22 gr</p><p>RIC 538b, BMCRE 280, CSS 1449 var., Sear 6933 var.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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