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Author Topic: Caracalla silver quinarius - Not in RIC?  (Read 1629 times)

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Francesco Remondini

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Caracalla silver quinarius - Not in RIC?
« on: March 24, 2006, 02:20:24 pm »
Hello to everybody,

can someone help me with this Caracalla silver quinarius? I haven't found it on RIC: at number 281 are listed only a Denarius and an Antoninianus. So is this quinarius reported for the first time?

Thank you very much,
best regards
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Re: Caracalla silver quinarius - Not in RIC?
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2006, 02:23:46 pm »
Diameter and weight, please?
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Re: Caracalla silver quinarius - Not in RIC?
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2006, 07:30:42 am »
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Diameter and weight, please?

Ok, excuse me :tongue::

diameter: 16 mm

weight: 1,72 gr

Thank you :)
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Re: Caracalla silver quinarius - Not in RIC?
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2006, 08:43:09 am »
I think it looks more like a limes denarius than a quinarius. 
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Re: Caracalla silver quinarius - Not in RIC?
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2006, 07:36:47 pm »
I agree with Joe, a limes denarius.  The diameter of the border of dots on a quinarius should be 13 mm not 16 mm.
No quinarii of Caracalla are known from the period after his introduction of the antoninianus in mid-215.  Of course that doesn't guarantee that none were in fact struck during those last two years of the reign!!
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Re: Caracalla silver quinarius - Not in RIC?
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2006, 01:43:38 pm »
OK, many thanks for yours replies
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