Aureus - Caracalla P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P, Libertas

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year213
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#209B (aureus), OCRE#ric.4.crl.209B_aureus
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG
(Translation: Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus. Antoninus, pious and fortunate emperor.)
Reverse descriptionLibertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and rod in left hand.
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 ID6582715470
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