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Caracalla e la Vittoria Massima Partica
11.5.2004
Ho trovato un'altra moneta. Diametro 18/19 mm - peso circa 2 gr. metallo sembrerebbe ferro -asse di conio ore 12. Sul lato faccia vi è scritto ANTONINVS PIVSAVO. 
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Roma, 2.6.2004
Egregio Lettore,
di seguito le fornisco gli elementi che mi è stato possibile raccogliere sulla moneta che mi ha segnalato:

Zecca di Roma, denario, RIC 144b
D.  Testa di Caracalla laureata a destra, busto drappeggiato e laureato a destra. ANTONINVSPIVSAVG.1
R.  La Vittoria avanza a sinistra sorreggendo una corona e una palma. VICT PART MAX2. R in esergo

Di seguito riporto, a titolo di confronto, una serie di link  monete della stessa tipologia in vendita on line:

  1. http://www.wildwinds.com/aca/ric/caracalla/RIC_0144b.html RIC 144b of Caracalla Caracalla Denarius. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / VICT PART MAX, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. Lot No.7100. 3.4g. $ 45. Caracalla (ruled 188-217 AD) was the nickname of the Roman emperor who ruled as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Originally named Bassianus, he was born in Gaul, and was nicknamed Caracalla because he introduced into Roman fashion a long cloak or tunic from Gaul called the caracalla. When his father, Septimius Severus, died in 211, Caracalla became joint emperor with his younger brother, Publius Septimius Geta. In 212 Caracalla became sole emperor after murdering Geta in their mother's arms, and arranging the massacre of thousands of Geta's followers. Caracalla's reign was marked by cruelty, extravagance, and treachery, but he followed his father's advice to treat the soldiers well, and he was well loved by the army. He increased their pay and introduced the double denarius, also known as the Antoninianus in his honor, presumeably to facilitate this military pay raise. On his birthday, April 4th, 217 AD, while campaigning against the Parthians, as he stopped to empty his bladder on the road to Carrhae, he fell victim to a plot engineered by Macrinus, who was Praetorian Prefect. He was assassinated by one Julius Martialis, who bore a grudge against Caracalla for having passed him over for promotion to centurion, and Macrinus immediate seized power.
  2. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/caracalla/i.html RIC 144b Caracalla Denarius. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate draped bust right / VICT PART MAX, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/caracalla/RIC_0144b.jpg
  3. http://www.geocities.com/raydar55/A146VES.html This is a very attractive silver AR denarius for Caracalla who reigned from 198-217 AD. Caracalla is of the Severan Dynasty, and his coins portray many looks, from youth to adulthood. Here is one of his teen year looks. A beautiful example of the Sear #1962. The obverse is ANTONINVS PIVS AVG with his bust right, and the reverse is VICT PART MAX, with Victory advancing left. Lovely coin!. This coin is $44.00 plus a Shipping and handling fee of $2.00 for a total of $46.00.
  4. http://www.cgb.fr/monnaies/vso/v18/gb/monnaiesgb9269.html?depart=462&nbfic=2582 Mint name : Rome Issue : 18e Officina : 4e Diameter in mm : 19 mm Die axis : 1 h. Metal : Argent Actual weight : 3,10 g. Legal weight : 3,38 g. Pieces to the mark : 1/96 L., 3 scrupules Fineness per thousand : + 550°/oo

  5. Current for : 4 sesterces Rarity level : R Condition : SUP Starting Price : 120.00 €uros (around 138.00 USD) Realised Price : 125.00 €uros (around 143.75 USD) Number of bids : 2  Maximum bid : 138.00 €uros OBVERSE  Legend : ANTONINVS - PIVS AVG. Translation : “Antoninus Pius Augustus”, (Antonin pieux auguste). Description : Buste lauré et drapé de Caracalla à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A*21). REVERSE  Legend : VICT PART - MAX. 
    Translation : “Victoria Parthica Maxima”, (La très grande Victoire contre les Parthes). Description : Victoria (la Victoire) courant à gauche, tenant une couronne de la main droite et une palme de la gauche. Reference number in specialised litterature : C.658 (5f.) - RIC.144 b - RSC.658 - H.2/688 - RCV.6895 (110£) Description of the condition of the coin : Portrait magnifique. Pièce parfaitement centrée des deux côtés. Patine de collection. 
    Pedigree : Cet exemplaire provient de MONNAIES XIII, 30 juillet 2001, n° 410. About this coin : Début de cassure de coin visible sur l’aile de la victoire. 
    About this type : Ce denier commémore le triomphe parthique de Sévère et de Caracalla. Ce triomphe fut complété par une quatrième libéralité en corrélation avec les Jeux Séculaires. History : Caracalla est nommé auguste en avril 198 avant la grande victoire parthique. En 202, il épouse la fille du préfet du Prétoire Plautien, Plautille, qui sera reléguée trois ans plus tard. En 204, commence la célébration des jeux Séculaires. Septime Sévère essaie d'imposer l'image de la nouvelle dynastie. Caracalla fête ses decennalia en 207 et accompagne son père en Afrique. Il rejoint ensuite son père en Bretagne à la fin de l'année 208 alors que les armées romaines y connaissent leurs premiers succès. 
  6. www.rustypennies.com/catalog/roman_coins.html #160057  denarius. Laureate draped youth's bust right, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG around, Rx: Victory advancing left, VICT PART MAX around XF, S 658, Sear 1862 [picture]  buy it $95.00 http://www.rustypennies.com/catalog/pix/af57.jpg 
  7. http://www.rwgancientcoins.com/Coins%20for%20Sale.htm RIC IV 144 Near Mint $75 Beautiful young  Caracalla struck 201AD, Victory marching left holding wreath and palm.  Great Pristina Hoard Denarius. Obverse:  ANTONINVS PIVS AVG , Laureate dr. bust right. RIC IV 144 Near Mint $75 Reverse:  VICT PART MAX, Victory marching left. 
  8. http://www.campgate.com/roman.html RO29 Caracalla Roman AR Denarius 196-217AD Obv: Laur., dr. bust r., ANTONINVS.PIVS.AVG Rev: Victory advancing l. VICT.PART.MAR. Sear 1962 $45.00 http://www.campgate.com/ro29.gif
  9. http://tinyurl.com/2mgvc Issuer: CARACALLA, AD 211-217. AR Denarius. Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG., His young laureated and draped bust to the right. Reverse: VICT. PART. MAX., Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm-branch. Reference: RIC 144b; Sear 1962. Comments: For more information, read the "Caracalla" entry from De Imperatoribus Romanis. For recent scholarship on Caracalla see TOCS-IN; for book reviews, see Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews 
  10. http://www.bpmurphy.com/severan/ccrome1.htm SEV-364   CARACALLA. 198-217 AD. AR Denarius (3.43 gm). Struck 204 AD. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right, seen from behind / VICT PART MAX, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left. RIC IV 144(b); BMCRE 296; RSC 658. http://www.bpmurphy.com/images/Severan/Rome/10924.jpg
Concludo osservando che la moneta di figura è certamente un riconio moderno, come si evince dallo stile, se confrontato con quello degli esemplari disponibili in rete e, sopra tutto, dalla presenza della "R" in esergo del rovescio, certamente inesistente nelle monete originali.

Un saluto cordiale.
Giulio De Florio

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