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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 1901700, member: 42634&quot;]hi all,&nbsp; here is a coin i recently picked up.&nbsp; thought it was kind of interesting, hadn&#039;t seen one just like it before....kind of a strange reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>here are the seller pics, mine are worse than my usual even.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/_57fgsdg_zps1682420f.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/_57fgsdg_zps1682420f.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/_57fgsdg_zps1682420f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/_57_zps77ff08c8.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/roman%20coins/_57_zps77ff08c8.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/roman%20coins/_57_zps77ff08c8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>kind of a rough, ugly obverse...but a sweet lookin&#039; reverse really exept for the scratch.&nbsp; hate it when this coin goes, but i love watchin&#039; it leave.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie54" alt=":hungry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Seller had the attribution as varbanov 306, but it didn&#039;t quite seem right.&nbsp; I coudn&#039;t find this coin anywhere online.&nbsp; Luckily, someone with a copy of varbanov ii gave me the hit..</p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla</p><p>198-217 ad</p><p><br /></p><p>i guess on legends by looking at other coins, but i&#039;m pretty sure its...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>o: AVT M AVPHL ANTWNEINO</p><p><br /></p><p>r: nude youth or apollo? holding bouquet, hand on head,</p><p>OULPIANWN AGCIALEWN</p><p><br /></p><p>28 mm</p><p>10.7 g</p><p><br /></p><p>varbanov ii: 416</p><p>rated R7 (20-50 examples known)</p><p><br /></p><p>i don&#039;t know what that really means, but i know i had a haven&#039;t been able to find one.&nbsp; so i&#039;ll rate it as &quot;rare(ish) at least&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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