As - Caracalla VOT SOL DEC PONTIF TR P XI COS III S C

€2.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year208
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs = 1⁄16 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight11.9 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#441A, OCRE#ric.4.crl.441A
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, Augustus. Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionCaracalla, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod; behind him, flute-player; before him, victimarius with bull.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVOT SOL DEC PONTIF TR P XI COS III S C
(Translation: Vota Soluta Decennalia. Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum. Vows (prayers and sacrifices) paid (fulfilled) for a decades of rule. [High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (208)  - -
Catalog ID6366360680
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