Caracalla and the Sacred Mountain Sterling Silver while the reverse depicts Roma

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

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

Now framed in solid 18k gold

it continues its journey as a small piece of history carried forward

struck in Rome late in his reign

Caracalla and the Sacred Mountain Sterling Silver while the reverse depicts RomaThis 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