Aureus - Caracalla P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P, Jupiter

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year216
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#275A, OCRE#ric.4.crl.275A_aureus, Cohen#336
Obverse descriptionHead of Caracalla, right, laureate.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, Augustus, Germanicus. Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans.)
Reverse descriptionJupiter, naked, standing front, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undevicesima, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 19th time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (216)  - -
Catalog ID5610470500
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