Aureus - Caracalla COS LVDOS SAECVL FEC; Hercules, Bacchus, and Liber
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 202-204 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.19 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 273126 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 74B Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1936. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.1. Pertinax – Geta and Caracalla (AD 193–217). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.crl.74BOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Unabridged legend: Antoninus Pius, Augustus
Translation: Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus)
Reverse
Bacchus (Liber), wreathed, naked, on left, standing right, emptying oenochoe in right hand over panther, and holding thyrsus in left hand, and Hercules, naked, on right, standing left, holding club set on ground in right hand and lion-skin over left arm.
Script: Latin
Lettering: COS LVDOS SAECVL FEC
Unabridged legend: Consul, Ludos Saeculares Fecit
Translation: Consul, organiser of the Secular Games
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (202-204) | |||||||||||||||
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