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Denarius - Caracalla LIBERALITAS AVG VIII; Liberalitas

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 210-213
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
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
273340
References RIC IV.1# 220
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.220
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Caracalla, laureate, bearded, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT

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

Reverse

Liberalitas, draped, leans on column or sceptre (?) and left hand empty (?).

Script: Latin

Lettering: LIBERALITAS AVG VIII

Translation:
Liberalitas Augusti Octava.
The eighth liberality of the emperor (Augustus).

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.79–3.36 g;
Diameter varies: 19–20 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
ND (210-213) 

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