March 31st, 1282 Sicilian Vespers: rebellion against Charles I of Naples. On Easter Monday, 1282, a rebellion broke out on the island of Sicily against King Charles of Anjou, who had ruled the island for sixteen years. According to Runciman, Sicilians asked anyone who looked like a foreigner to say the word “ciciri”, and if they couldn’t pronounce it correctly, they were killed. Thousands of French men and women were murdered that day. This rebellion is considered the beginning of the War of the Sicilian Vespers. [HR][/HR]April 2nd, 1792 Congress authorized the first U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. After the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, the Founding Fathers thought it was important to establish a national mint. This is why they signed the Coinage Act of 1792, which proclaimed the creation of the first Mint. It was established in Philadelphia because it was the capital city at the time. It took three years to produce one million coins when it was first built. Today, the mint can produce the same amount of coins in only thirty minutes. [HR][/HR]April 4th, 188 A.D. Caracalla born at Lugdunum. Lucius Septimius Bassianus, later known as Caracalla, was born in Lugdunum (modern: Lyon, France) on April 4th, 188 A.D. Son of Septimus Severus, he was named Caesar when he was only seven years old, and emperor in 198 A.D. Caracalla is remembered for his cruelty, but he is also remembered for the Constitutio Antoniniana or Edict of Caracalla, which granted Roman citizenship to all free men throughout the Roman Empire.
Thanks for posting the News, Bing!! => Nice coin, JA (sweet) ... yah, I'm bringin' Caracalla as well ...
Yah, it's pretty ... I also love the fact that the biga is travelling "left" ... most of the biga, quadriga, etc seem to be travelling "right" => ummm, but that's merely "my personal" observation, but I believe it to be true (does anybody have any actual stats/facts to back-up my hypothesis?) :scratch:
Caracalla AR Denarius OBV: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right REV: P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Pax running left holding branch & scepter Struck at Rome, 211 AD 3.11 grams, 18mm RIC 184
A little support... Bigas and quadrigas would normally be seen going right, as was common in races (in the Circus Maximus, etc) I believe it is true, but not 100% (I'm 95% positive) Edit: apparently enter posted the start of the document
