Sestertius - Caracalla PONTIF TR P XII COS III S C

€273,765.00
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#443, OCRE#ric.4.crl.443
Obverse descriptionBust of Caracalla, laureate, with aegis, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, the pious, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionCaracalla, in military attire, on horse galloping left, brandishing javelin at fallen foe.
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 ID2952593140
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