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

€273,393.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year215
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
Weight6.5 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#260A, OCRE#ric.4.crl.260A
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 in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand; at feet, eagle.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Octava Decima, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 18th time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (215)  - -
Catalog ID6663410610
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