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Valued Member
Australia
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Hi Guys, Got an interesting coin here, after a lot (and I do mean, ALOT) of searching on wildwinds and other sites I've drawn a blank on this coin. It weights in at 22.04g with a partial legend of maybe "WTAN" or WTA_ quite difficult to make out. The portrait looks to me to be Titus although I cant be sure. Any help would be great! Thanks       Edited by OneDollarMule
05/26/2014 08:09 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks more like Caracalla to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I agree, it does look like Caracalla. Not found a match on Wildwinds, I love the coin. Will keep looking.....
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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what is the size of the coin?
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Valued Member
 Australia
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Thanks for the replies, I agree it does look like Caracalla! Its 30mm wide and 27mm tall.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
Found it! http://www.acsearch.info/ext_image.html?id=602134Caracalla Æ30 of Emisa, Syria. 198-217. Year 527 (215/6). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., seen from behind / Three-quarter view of the temple of Elagabal. SNG Munich 818. 18.41g, 30mm, 6h. Earthy green patina, VF Edit: changed link to coin pic Edited by pishpash
05/26/2014 09:23 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
Australia
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Thats awesome!! Thanks very much, wasn't getting anywhere. Paid the right sort of money as well, phew!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I found it on acsearch, just put caracalla temple into the search, it is a pretty good database for future reference!
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Moderator
 United States
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Can't miss that scowl on Caracalla face.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Interesting to see the temple of Elagabal on Caracalla's coins and not Elagabalus'. 3D views are very rare, so you've done well to get this one.
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New Member
United States
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Elagabalus was officially known as Antoninus Pius III (just as Caracalla was Antoninus Pius II). Their nicknames did not really come into general usage until long after their deaths (and usually by those who did not like them very much, to say the least).
Emesa (modern name Homs, Syria) was where the elaborate temple of Elagabal was built around a sacred large meteorite called "the black stone of Emesa", long before the twisted child-emperor known as Elagabalus was born. A mosque now sits atop of the site where this temple used to be.
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