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<p>[QUOTE="Shea19, post: 4712507, member: 90981"]I recently added a new tetradrachm of Caracalla from the last Leu auction. I thought it was a great portrait of the young emperor in his usual angry, nasty state.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1155953[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caracalla, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch, BI Tetradrachm (27 mm, 12.00g), 215-217 AD. AYT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC [CЄB] Laureate head of Caracalla to right. <i>Rev.</i> ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠATOC [T]O Δ Eagle with spread wings standing facing, head to right and holding wreath in beak; between the eagle's legs, star above cornucopiae. McAlee 693. Prieur 244. </p><p><br /></p><p>I really enjoy the portraiture on Caracalla’s provincial tets, they tend to exaggerate his image as a cruel soldier-emperor who was not to be crossed. I added 2 of his tets from Phoenicia last year, which I’ve posted a few times, and I’ve decided to slowly but surely put together a subcollection of his provincial tets with as many mints and portrait styles as I can. It’s a work in progress, I’m just planning to continue to add examples that I like when they come up at the right price. Next on my list is a tet from one of the Beroea mints, some real beauties from there.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s definitely way too early to call this a subcollection, but here’s my “Murderers’ Row” of Caracalla tets for now.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1155954[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Please share your favorite coins of Caracalla (provincial or imperial).</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shea19, post: 4712507, member: 90981"]I recently added a new tetradrachm of Caracalla from the last Leu auction. I thought it was a great portrait of the young emperor in his usual angry, nasty state. [ATTACH=full]1155953[/ATTACH] Caracalla, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch, BI Tetradrachm (27 mm, 12.00g), 215-217 AD. AYT K M A ANTΩNЄINOC [CЄB] Laureate head of Caracalla to right. [I]Rev.[/I] ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠATOC [T]O Δ Eagle with spread wings standing facing, head to right and holding wreath in beak; between the eagle's legs, star above cornucopiae. McAlee 693. Prieur 244. I really enjoy the portraiture on Caracalla’s provincial tets, they tend to exaggerate his image as a cruel soldier-emperor who was not to be crossed. I added 2 of his tets from Phoenicia last year, which I’ve posted a few times, and I’ve decided to slowly but surely put together a subcollection of his provincial tets with as many mints and portrait styles as I can. It’s a work in progress, I’m just planning to continue to add examples that I like when they come up at the right price. Next on my list is a tet from one of the Beroea mints, some real beauties from there. It’s definitely way too early to call this a subcollection, but here’s my “Murderers’ Row” of Caracalla tets for now. [ATTACH=full]1155954[/ATTACH] [B]Please share your favorite coins of Caracalla (provincial or imperial).[/B][/QUOTE]
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