Denarius - Caracalla P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Bacchus

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year211
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#182, OCRE#ric.4.crl.182
Obverse descriptionHead of Caracalla, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
(Translation: Antoninus Pius, Augustus, Britannicus. Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionBacchus (?), seated three-quarters front, on barrel, head left, holding wine-cup in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XIIII COS III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (211)  - -
Catalog ID7453645770
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