Denarius - Caracalla P M TR P XV COS III P P; Hercules

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	212
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.1 g
Diameter	19.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 273291
References	RIC IV.1# 192 (denarius) 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.192_denarius Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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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

Hercules, naked except for lion-skin draped over left arm, standing left, holding branch in right hand and club in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P XV COS III P P

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.76–3.53 g;
Diameter varies: 18.5–20.4 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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