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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     80000685      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Caracalla Date Ruled:     AD 198-217 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Antoninianus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 215 Weight:     5.48 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM Obverse Description:     Radiate and cuirassed bust right Reverse Legend:     P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P Reverse Description:     Luna, with fold of drapery floating around and above head, driving a biga of oxen left Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC 256c Reference2:     RSC 294 Reference3:     BMCRE 121 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132908 Grade:     Superb EF. Notes:     Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 685 Caracalla’s portrait on Antoniniani bears the radiate crown of the sun god Sol. His mother, Julia Domna, was associated with Luna Lucifera, “the light-bearing Moon”, thus the portrayal of Luna Lucifera on the reverse of this coin. The identifiction of the imperial family with the Sun and Moon speaks of the eternal nature of the dynasty.

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