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Æ18 - Caracalla LEG III, Ρ S
| Issuer | Rhesaena (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Caracalla facing left, the effigy set upon an eagle in flight to the right. The portrait displays the emperor's characteristic youthful features rendered in the provincial style. A partial Greek imperial legend surrounds the bust within the field. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show typical provincial fabric. |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Greek |
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Rhesaena sits on the Khabur River in what is now northeastern Syria, and its coinage under Caracalla reflects the city's strategic value during Rome's persistent push into Mesopotamia. The reverse type referencing Legio III Parthica is directly tied to that legion's permanent garrison in the region — Septimius Severus had raised it specifically for the Parthian campaigns and stationed it at Nisibis, keeping it as a fixture of Roman military presence in the east rather than rotating it back to the frontier pool.