Aureus - Caracalla P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year215
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#272A, OCRE#ric.4.crl.272A
Obverse descriptionHead of Caracalla, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, Augustus, Germanicus. 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; attended by three adults and two children.
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 ID1240827490
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