Sestertius - Caracalla P M TR P XIIII COS III P P S C, Securitas

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year211
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#480B, OCRE#ric.4.crl.480B
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
(Translation: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus Bitannicus. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, the pious, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionSecuritas, draped, seated right on low seat, propping head on right hand and holding palm in left hand; under seat, cornucopiae.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XIIII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (211)  - -
Catalog ID6112583030
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