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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blake Davis, post: 25623885, member: 91820&quot;]Does anyone know what Securitas meant to the Romans or was it simply the security of the state after an event such as the death of the co-emperor Geta.&nbsp; Kind of ironic given that Caracalla murdered 20,000 people allegedly in some way affiliated with Geta.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, the Caracalla coin above bears a strong resemblance to the famous scowling bust of Caracalla I saw either in New York of Philly - I think a museum in Philly some years ago - that’s the theme of another article I have planned on the huge difference between the portraiture of Caracalla’s sestertii before and after the death of Geta.&nbsp; Dio Cassius writes of how Caracalla liked to be perceived as having a fierce expression and his coinage after the killing of Geta reflects that - boy does it reflect that!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>But I have to find the time to do these!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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