Sestertius - Caracalla and Geta PONTIF TR P XII COS III S C

€273,766.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year209
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#444, OCRE#ric.4.crl.444
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, cuirassed, 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, both veiled and togate, standing vis-à-vis, sacrificing over altar; behind altar, veiled figure (Septimius Severus?), facing.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONTIF TR P XII COS III S C
(Translation: Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum. [High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (209)  - -
Catalog ID7897901350
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