Caracalla or Elagabalus ?
(First) Elagabalus: The certain tip is the presence of the horn on the forehead. Also, the legend
begins with IMP but spells out ANTONINVS.
(Second) Caracalla: The legend does not begin with IMP and does not include 'FEL'.
All coins of Elagabalus use IMP except the ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG issues.
(Third) Caracalla: The portrait is much too young to be Elagabalus. The abbreviation for Caesar is 'C' rather than
'CAES' which was the only form of Caesar used by Elagabalus.
(Fourth) Elagabalus: The legend starts with IMP and has ANTONINVS spelled out. Caracalla would have abbreviated
Antoninus to ANT or ANTON.
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