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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsman, post: 8048538, member: 99177&quot;]I couldn&#039;t resist this Caracalla coin. I love coins with military depictions. On the reverse is the emperor with spear and a standard bearer behind him. My guess is that the standard bearer is the braver of the two.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393431[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caracalla Denarius</p><p>Obv. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right</p><p>Rev. PROFECTIO AVG, Caracalla in military attire standing right holding spear, standard bearer to left.</p><p>RIC 226</p><p><br /></p><p>In the Roman Legions, standards were very important. Every century, cohort, and legion had a standard. These symbols represented their units, acted as a symbol of unity and pride, and served as a rallying point during battle. During the Roman Empire, there were many different kinds of signifers: aquilifers that bore the legion’s eagle, imaginifers that carried an image of the emperor, vexillifers who bore a banner with the legion’s name and symbol, and signifers that carried a signum, a tall pole with an open hand, the symbol of the legionaries’ oath of loyalty. All signifers wore animal-skin headpieces in order to be distinguished from the normal soldiers.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393436[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The task of carrying the standard in battle was dangerous, a soldier had to stand in the first rank and could not defend himself easily. If the standard was lost in battle, the whole unit was dishonored.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show me your standard bearers or any other military coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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