As - Caracalla COS LVD SAECVL FEC S C, 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
Weight11.4 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#421, OCRE#ric.4.crl.421
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 descriptionBacchus, naked, standing right, holding cup in right hand and thyrsus in left hand, and Hercules, standing left, holding club set on ground in right hand and lion-skin on left arm.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS LVD SAECVL FEC S C
(Translation: Consul, Ludos Saeculares Fecit. Senatus Consultum. Consul, organiser of the Secular Games. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (204)  - -
Catalog ID1825825400
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