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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2560129, member: 56859&quot;]Caracalla has so many fantastic coins-- not sure why I don&#039;t have more of his!</p><p><br /></p><p>This denarius was from a large mixed lot.&nbsp; It&#039;s nice enough, although not a particularly exciting reverse, someone standing there holding giant shish kebabs:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/caracalladenariusmed-jpg.299916/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Caracalla, 198-217 AD</b></p><p>Rome, struck 215 AD</p><p>AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.8 gm</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right (looks like GURM instead of GERM)</p><p>Rev: PM TRP XVIII COS IIII PP; Fides standing left holding two standards</p><p>Ref: RIC 266, RSC 315, BMC 143</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a provincial with an interesting reverse:&nbsp; Asklepios holding snake on a stick while flying on a winged snake:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_b253f019eb874641b1f598c2e54655ec.jpg_srb_p_850_426_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb%26hash%3D56d6f78675d44b31b2a2b606eba80409&amp;hash=d9ac4908a1a8daea6731551d50681a43" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Pautalia. Caracalla</b></p><p>CE 198-217</p><p>AE29, 16.4 gm</p><p>Obv: AYT K M AY CEY ANTΩNEINOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Rev: OYΛΠIAC ΠAYTAΛIAC; Asklepios, holding a caduceus, seated on back of winged serpent flying right</p><p>Ref: Varbanov 5007[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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