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

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year212
TypeStandard circulation coin
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#197, OCRE#ric.4.crl.197
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 descriptionVictory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder 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 ID6947839240
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