Denarius - Caracalla P M TR P XV COS III P P, Hercules

€273,291.00

Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	212
Type	Standard circulation coins
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.1 g
Dimensions	19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC IV.1#192 (denarius), OCRE#ric.4.crl.192_denarius

Obverse description	Head of Caracalla, laureate, 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	Hercules, naked except for lion-skin draped over left arm, standing left, holding branch in right hand and club in left hand.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	P M TR P XV COS III P P (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage	ND (212) - -
Catalog ID	6292784190
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