Aureus - Caracalla P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 213
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Gold
Weight 6.8 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#211B, OCRE#ric.4.crl.211B
Obverse description Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, Augustus, Britannicus. Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse description View of Circus with circuit, obelisk and spina.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.)
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Mint
Mintage ND (213) - -
Numisquare ID 2453425830
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