Aureus - Caracalla PONTIF TR P XI COS III

€273,168.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year208
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.4 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#106 (aureus), OCRE#ric.4.crl.106_aureus
Obverse descriptionHead of Caracalla, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, Augustus. Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionCaracalla, laureate, togate, and Geta, bare-headed, togate, seated side by side on platform, facing front, both looking towards Septimius Severus, standing between them, in priestly garb.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIF TR P XI COS III
(Translation: Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Consul Tertium. [High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, consul for the third time.)
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MintageND (208)  - -
Catalog ID3958990670
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