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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4247992, member: 110226&quot;]Yes, there&#039;s corrosion above the head, or at least a dip in the flan that caused some of the legend to go missing.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the best (and only) image that I have right now.&nbsp; It is from eBay and not very good.&nbsp; I need to get a digital camera and learn to take my own pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did enlarge the image in Photoshop, but it is still pretty grainy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve looked at quite a few tetradrachms of Caracalla.&nbsp; He certainly had numerous profile styles, probably the most of the later Roman emperors.&nbsp; I&#039;ve noticed that the hair on the back of the portrait is normally tightly cropped.&nbsp; Here the hair flows backwards.&nbsp; Also, the hair in front flows upwards.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see what you mean by evidence of a laurel branch.&nbsp; There seems to be a slight point above the head that might indicate the existence of such a branch.&nbsp; Would it be possible that it could be part of the design, along the flowing hair?&nbsp; There&#039;s also a ribbon behind the head.&nbsp; Could the engraver be incorporating several elements?</p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla had an obsession with the legend of Alexander III, going a far as equipping some of his soldiers in Macedonian garb!</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I guess I need to get the camera and try my hand.&nbsp; I guess I&#039;m something of a Luddite. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1084156[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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