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

€273,483.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year217
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#287B, OCRE#ric.4.crl.287B
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, naked to waist, seated left, holding patera in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XX COS IIII P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Vicesima, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 20th time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (217)  - -
Catalog ID6017189280
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