Caracalla (198-217
A.D.) - Silver Denarius - 17.66mm, 3.09gr |
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Obverse - ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Caracalla, his laureate and bearded head right |
Reverse - P M TR P XVI COS IIII PP Hercules, standing left, holding olive branch, club and lion's skin. |
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Minted in Rome in 213 A.D. (TR P
16, COS 4) Reference: Mattingly, H & Sydenham, E.A., "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 4, Part 1 (RIC), p241, nr. 206a Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 2, p521, nr. 6828 Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 4, p167, nr. 220 Seaby, H.A. & Sear, D.R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 3, p73, nr. 220 Hill, P.V., "The Coinage of Septimius Severus and his family of the Mint of Rome" (CSS), p33, nr. 1357 Mattingly, Carson & Hill, "Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum", Volume 5 (BMC), p438, nr. 48 (↓ die axis) Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins", p196, nr. 60/2. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins" (ERIC), p195, nr.89, (B05, O18, R118, T215, M2) Quality: Very Fine |