Aureus - Caracalla PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II, Bacchus and Liber

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year206
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#85, OCRE#ric.4.crl.85
Obverse descriptionHead of Caracalla, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, Augustus. Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionBacchus (Liber), wreathed, naked, standing left, holding cup in right hand and thyrsus in left hand; before him, team of four leopards.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIF TR P VIIII COS II
(Translation: Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Consul Secundum. [High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the ninth time, consul for the second time.)
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MintageND (206)  - -
Catalog ID9742814610
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