Sestertius - Caracalla PROF AVGG PONTIF TR P XI COS III S C
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 208 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 26.8 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 273749 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 431 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.431Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Caracalla, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Translation:
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, the pious, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Caracalla, in military attire, on horse galloping left, brandishing javelin at fallen foe.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PROF AVGG PONTIF TR P XI COS III S C
Translation:
Profectiones Augustorum. Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Consul Tertium. Senatus Consultum.
Departure of the emperors (Augusti). [High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, consul for the third time. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Example of this type:
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Trustees of the British Museum
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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