Aureus - Caracalla LAETITIA TEMPORVM
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 201-210 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 273206 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 133b 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.133bOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Translation:
Antoninus Pius, Augustus.
Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Ship, with mast and fittings, figures standing on deck, between four quadrigae, all racing left; to left, cock; to right, bear; below ship, from left to right, lion, two tigers, bull, and tiger.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LAETITIA TEMPORVM
Translation:
Laetitia temporum.
Joyous times.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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