Roman Empire, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, 214 AD, VF+ Gold - 0.5g Proof The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games

The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games mark the fourth occasion Australia has provided the venue for the games following on from Sydney (1938)

a koala and a kookaburra

forlorn-looking faces have seen them crowned as the ‘world’s ugliest animal’

gracefully floating on water

proclaiming the right to rule by Henry VIII and his Tudor descendants

Roman Empire, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, 214 AD, VF+ Gold - 0.5g Proof The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth GamesROMAN IMPERIAL, SEVERAN, Caracalla (as Augustus 198 217 AD), Silver Denarius (2. 70g, 18mm), Rome mint 214 AD. Obv. Laureate head right, "ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM". Rev. Caracalla stands left, togate and holding baton and branch, "PM TR P XVII COS IIII PP". RIC 246; RSC 247. Heavily toned with a deep grey, noteworthy reverse diework, Very Fine good Very Fine.