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Denarius - Caracalla P M TR P XIIII COS III P P FORT RED; Fortuna

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 211
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.1 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
273279
References RIC IV.1# 189
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.189
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Caracalla, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT

Translation:
Antoninus Pius, Augustus, Britannicus.
Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.

Reverse

Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding cornucopiae in right hand and leaning on column; at her feet, left, wheel.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P XIIII COS III P P FORT RED

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Fortuna Redux.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Fortune that brings back (the emperor in safety).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.58–3.427 g;
Diameter varies: 18.5–19 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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