Aureus - Caracalla P M TR P XVII COS IIII P P, Vesta

€273,376.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year214
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#249, OCRE#ric.4.crl.249, Cohen#250
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
(Translation: Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans)
Reverse descriptionCaracalla, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar in front of the round temple of Vesta; to right, two men, one with peaked cap, and child; to left, three Vestals and child.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XVII COS IIII P P
(Translation: High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (214)  - -
Catalog ID9695101980
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