Aureus - Caracalla P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P, Jupiter and Victory

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year213
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight3.3 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#206A, OCRE#ric.4.crl.206A
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, Augustus, Germanicus. Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans.)
Reverse descriptionJupiter, nude to waist, seated left, holding Victory on globe in extended right hand and sceptre in right hand; at feet, eagle.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XVI COS IIII P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (213)  - -
Catalog ID4144558180
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