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:
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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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