Sestertius - Caracalla and Geta CONCORDIAE AVGG S C, Apollo and Hercules

€273,788.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year202-210
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.7 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#459, OCRE#ric.4.crl.459
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, the pious, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionCaracalla and Geta, standing right and left, clasping right hands and holding spears in their left hands; one being crowned by Apollo (?), the other by Hercules.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCONCORDIAE AVGG S C
(Translation: Concordiae Augustorum. Senatus Consultum. To the harmony of the emperors (Augusti). Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (202-210)  - -
Catalog ID7736295080
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