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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:
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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 |