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<p>[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 3580225, member: 91820"]I will have to get back to you on the number - I recognize two distinct syles of Caracalla sestertii in his years as Caesar, one with short, "military" style hair, and the other with longer hair. I really like the Caracalla Divv</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I read about the "Caracalla Master" - I believe - in Wayne Sayle book on Roman Imperial Coins. I thoroughly agree that there was someone special at the mint who was doing the imperial sestertii in the later years of Caracalla's reign, but I have not seen the same excellence of style in the coins of Macrinus or early coins of Elalgabalus. Of course I have not made a thorough study either. </p><p>us type, and have read the article on that piece many times.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 3580225, member: 91820"]I will have to get back to you on the number - I recognize two distinct syles of Caracalla sestertii in his years as Caesar, one with short, "military" style hair, and the other with longer hair. I really like the Caracalla Divv I read about the "Caracalla Master" - I believe - in Wayne Sayle book on Roman Imperial Coins. I thoroughly agree that there was someone special at the mint who was doing the imperial sestertii in the later years of Caracalla's reign, but I have not seen the same excellence of style in the coins of Macrinus or early coins of Elalgabalus. Of course I have not made a thorough study either. us type, and have read the article on that piece many times.[/QUOTE]
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