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Aureus - Caracalla SPES PVBLICA, Laodicea ad Mare
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 198 |
| Type | Standard circulation
coins |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.1 g |
| Dimensions | 20 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular)
Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | RIC IV.1#333, OCRE#ric.4.crl.333 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Caracalla, laureate, cuirassed, with aegis, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP CAE
M AVR ANT AVG
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, emperor (Augustus)) |
| Reverse description | Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower upright in extended right hand and raising skirt with left hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SPES
PVBLICA
(Translation: Hope of the public) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (198) - -
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| Catalog ID | 7799418220 |
| Comments | |
