Aureus - Caracalla COS LVDOS SAECVL FEC, Hercules, Bacchus, and Liber

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year202-204
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.19 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#74B, OCRE#ric.4.crl.74B
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus))
Reverse descriptionBacchus (Liber), wreathed, naked, on left, standing right, emptying oenochoe in right hand over panther, and holding thyrsus in left hand, and Hercules, naked, on right, standing left, holding club set on ground in right hand and lion-skin over left arm.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS LVDOS SAECVL FEC
(Translation: Consul, organiser of the Secular Games)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (202-204)  - -
Catalog ID4505581040
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