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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8343885, member: 110226"]Those are very nice coins, Donna. I think the Caracalla tetradrachm is very choice, so much better than is typically encountered, with very good quality metal. The Philip I AE Octassarion is also a wonderful coin with excellent detail and preservation.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a more typical tetradrachm for Caracalla that actually had bronze disease. Billon coins can develop BD. In the case of this coin the outbreak was on the reverse in the area of the lower right outer part of the eagle's wing. It was quite persistent and some of the detail dots are now diminished. The BD was occurring on these dots.</p><p><br /></p><p>The metal quality is rough and the legends are incomplete. </p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla, 215-217 AD</p><p>BI Teteradrachm</p><p>Ake-Ptolemais</p><p>Prieur 1222</p><p><br /></p><p>13.48 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479952[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of much better quality, at least in metal, is this tetradrachm of Geta.</p><p><br /></p><p>Geta, 209-212 AD</p><p>Tetradrachm</p><p>Tyre</p><p>Prieur 1541</p><p><br /></p><p>13.86 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1479953[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8343885, member: 110226"]Those are very nice coins, Donna. I think the Caracalla tetradrachm is very choice, so much better than is typically encountered, with very good quality metal. The Philip I AE Octassarion is also a wonderful coin with excellent detail and preservation. This is a more typical tetradrachm for Caracalla that actually had bronze disease. Billon coins can develop BD. In the case of this coin the outbreak was on the reverse in the area of the lower right outer part of the eagle's wing. It was quite persistent and some of the detail dots are now diminished. The BD was occurring on these dots. The metal quality is rough and the legends are incomplete. Caracalla, 215-217 AD BI Teteradrachm Ake-Ptolemais Prieur 1222 13.48 grams [ATTACH=full]1479952[/ATTACH] Of much better quality, at least in metal, is this tetradrachm of Geta. Geta, 209-212 AD Tetradrachm Tyre Prieur 1541 13.86 grams [ATTACH=full]1479953[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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