Denarius - Caracalla P M TR P XVII COS IIII P P; Jupiter

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	214
Value	1 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.2 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 273367
References	RIC IV.1# 240 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.240 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 GERM

Translation:
Antoninus Pius, Augustus, Germanicus.
Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans.

Reverse

Jupiter, nude to waist, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; at feet, eagle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P XVII COS IIII P P

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.658–3.49 g;
Diameter varies: 18.2–21 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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