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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1121016, member: 5739&quot;]<b>Caracalla Antoninianus</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Beautiful doug, Great coins everyone, I like the kookabura alot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wow doug, pricey eh for the real deal, at least you can have a similar repro. I also love the crabs you have <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (heh that sentence could be taken the wrong way eh?)</p><p>----------------------------------</p><p>Here is another of my favorite coins of all time, the Antoninianii of Caracalla... some have nicer busts and better die engravers than others as can be seen if you look through alot of them, here is my favorite example of the few I have:</p><p>------info-------</p><p>----------------</p><p>Roman Empire, Emperor Caracalla (AD 212-217)</p><p>Silver Antoninianus (double denarius) &#039;Venus Victrix&#039;</p><p>obv: ANTONINUS PIVS AVG GERM - Radiate bust right, draped and cuirassed. Seen from front.</p><p>rev: VENVS VICTRIX - Venus standing left, holding Victory &amp; scepter, leaning on shield set on helmet.</p><p>5.2 Grams </p><p>-----------------</p><p>And look at the beautiful detail of Venus holding Victory on the reverse, truly a work of art. The next photo of it next to a quarter for size comparison... good sized silver Roman coin, the photo after that is an example of a bust of his (Emperor Caracalla&#039; &#039;seen from behind&#039;, as opposed to the previous which is &#039;seen from the front&#039;. The one of him &#039;seen from behind&#039; also has a different reverse of VENUS VICTRIX, which has Venus holding a helmet rather than Victory, and she is resting her sheild on the back of one of two captives that are seated, bound on either side of her.... I could only post 5 photos though, and didn&#039;t feel like making a new post.</p><p><br /></p><p>The next two photos are of what I think to be one of the most beautiful portrayals of the God Mars on a roman coin, it is of the Emperor Severus Alexander who ruled from 222 - 235 AD. This coin was certified, but it was so large thick that it cracked the slab, so I set her free.</p><p>------------------</p><p>-------info--------</p><p>Ancient Rome, Empire</p><p>Severus Alexander AD 222-235 AE Sestertius - 22.3 grams</p><p>&quot;Mars, the avenger.&quot; </p><p>OBV: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG - Laureate bust right (frontal), draped and cuirassed. </p><p>REV: MARS ULTOR - Mars advancing right, carrying his spear and shield at the ready for action position. </p><p>Rome mint: AD 232 </p><p><br /></p><p>ref: RIC 635, Cohen 169, BMC 843. </p><p><br /></p><p>ANACS - VF20 Certified</p><p>----------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Now these might not quite be the most beautiful of all time, the first two I posted in my last post are my favorites from my collection, but they are all timeless works of art, most 1700 + years of age.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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