Description: Pisidia, Antioch, Caracalla (198 - 217 AD). IMP C M AVR ANTONI AV; laureate and draped bust right / ANTIOCH GENI COL CAE; Genius standing left, holding branch and cornucopiae.

Diameter: AE21 mm

Weight: 6,56 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: BMC 41; SNG France 1149

Commentary: some references (SNG France) attribute these coins to Elagabalus; olive-grey patina, contrasting deposits, good details

History: Antioch underwent a process of Latinization during the centuries in the Roman Empire, and Latin was the formal language until 3rd century AD.

Article Number: 018-05-05-41652