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

€273,461.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year216
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#282A, OCRE#ric.4.crl.282A
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 descriptionSol, radiate, naked except for cloak, standing left, mounting quadriga.
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 ID6372103800
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