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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8202017, member: 85693&quot;]That&#039;s a terrific looking sestertius, [USER=80783]@Julius Germanicus[/USER] - I really like those &quot;implement&quot; type in general, and this one is very nice.&nbsp; Very informative on the issue dates and titles too - I&#039;m adding this post to my reference files. </p><p><br /></p><p>My Caesar types for Caracalla are all silver: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1437377[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Caracalla&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Denarius</b></p><p><b>(196 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>M AVR ANTONINVS CAES, bare-headed draped &amp; cuirassed bust right / [SPE]I PERPETVAE, Spes advancing left lifting skirt and holding flower.</p><p>RIC 5; RSC 594; BMC 190.</p><p>eBay July 2017</p><p><br /></p><p>A headless Mars denarius (dated to 198? - I take my dates from OCRE/RIC normally, but this is an older attribution and I may have screwed it up): </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1437382[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Caracalla&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Denarius</b></p><p><b>(198 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>[M AVR ANT]ON CAES [PONTIF], draped bust right / MAR[TI V]LTORI, Mars, naked except for cloak around waist, walking right, holding spear and trophy.</p><p>RIC 11; RSC 154; Sear 6675.</p><p>(2.16 grams / 15 mm)</p><p>eBay Mar. 2017 </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m a little confused by this one - it says &quot;AVG&quot; so maybe this is not a Caesar issue, technically.&nbsp; Then there&#039;s the question of what mint it is from:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1437385[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Caracalla (as Caesar) Denarius</b></p><p><b>(196-197 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Laodicea ad Mare Mint (?)</b></p><p>IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MINER VICTRIX, Minerva standing left, holding Victory &amp; spear, shield to left, trophy to right.</p><p>RIC 336B (see notes).</p><p>(3.63 grams / 18 mm)</p><p>eBay Dec. 2017 </p><p><b>Attribution Notes: </b></p><p>RIC 25b (Rome Mint) and</p><p>RIC 336B (Laodicea ad Mare)</p><p>are identical types separated only by style.&nbsp; Based on crude legends and large eye on portrait, this is tentatively identified as RIC 336B from Laodicea ad Mare.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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