As - Caracalla P M TR P XVII IMP III COS IIII P P S C; Mars and Victory

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 As = 1⁄16 Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 273918
References	RIC IV.1# 531B 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.531B Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM

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

Reverse

Mars, helmeted, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and resting left hand on shield, spear leaning against left arm; at feet, left, captive seated.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P XVII IMP III COS IIII P P S C

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Imperator Tertium, Consul Quartum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, consul for the fourth time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (214)

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