Denarius - Caracalla SPES PVBLICA, Spes

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year199
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.7 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#341a, OCRE#ric.4.crl.341a
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P II
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Secunda. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus emperor (Augustus), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time.)
Reverse descriptionSpes, draped, advancing left, holding flower upright in extended right hand and raising skirt with left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSPES PVBLICA
(Translation: Spes Publica. Hope of the public.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (199)  - -
Catalog ID1007478880
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