As - Caracalla COS LVD SAEC FEC, Hercules, Bacchus, and Liber

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year204
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs = 1⁄16 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight10.9 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#420, OCRE#ric.4.crl.420
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG PONT TR P VII
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, Augustus, Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Septima. Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power for the seventh time.)
Reverse descriptionLegend in four lines on column between Bacchus, naked, holding cup and thyrsus, on left and Hercules, naked, holding club and lion-skin, on right; in exergue, S C.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS LVD SAEC FEC
(Translation: Consul, Ludos Saeculares Fecit. Consul, organiser of the Secular Games.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (204)  - -
Catalog ID1572969870
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