Description: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, Caracalla (198 - 217 AD). Struck ca. 213-215 AD. AYT KAI ANTΩNEINOC; laureate head right / SC within wreath, eagle below.

Diameter: AE22 mm

Weight: 8,5 g

Grade: VF/VF

Attribution: McAlee 696; Butcher 458; SNG Cop 231

Commentary: olive green patina with attractive sand deposits, impressive portrait

History: The emperor's name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, and Caracalla was a nickname taken from the name of a type of cloak popularized by the emperor, but this nickname, originally derisive, was never used officially.

Article Number: 061-07-02-42750