Caracalla and the Sacred Mountain Sterling Silver The reverse (image forthcoming) bears

The reverse (image forthcoming) bears a sword in sheath—a rare and arresting image that evokes the paradox of concealed strength and deliberate restraint

A perfect coin for a five-year anniversary (Roman emperors took vows (VOTA) promising to do something for the gods if the gods did something the emperor wanted

The obverse depicts a sea turtle

while the reverse depicts Roma herself—helmeted and in military dress—seated on cuirass and shields

this silver drachm of Antiochus VII survives in notably high detail

Caracalla and the Sacred Mountain Sterling Silver The reverse (image forthcoming) bearsThis silver drachm was struck in the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia during the early reign of Caracalla, while still Caesar under his father Septimius Severus. The obverse shows a youthful Caracalla in military dress, while the reverse depicts Mount Argaeus crowned by a star and crescent, tying the emperor to cosmic order and Cappadocias sacred landscape. Now hand set in a sterling silver bezel, the coins ancient surface and subtle deposits remain