| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 198 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.3 g |
| Dimensions | |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.1#338A, OCRE#ric.4.crl.338A |
| Obverse description | Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP
CAES M AVR ANT AVG P TR P (Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, emperor (Augustus), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power.) |
| 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: Spes Publica. Hope of the public.) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (198) - - |
| Catalog ID | 7851143600 |
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