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

€273,292.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year212
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueSilver Quinarius = 1/2 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#192 (quinarius), OCRE#ric.4.crl.192_quinarius
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 descriptionHercules, naked except for lion-skin draped over left arm, standing left, holding branch in right hand and club in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP 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.)
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MintageND (212)  - -
Catalog ID8092317350
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