brm_079930 - CARACALLA Denier
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Price : 125.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 198
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,58 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. Flan court. Jolie patine grise avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : M AVR ANTON - CAES PO[NTIF].
Obverse description : Buste lauré de Caracalla, tête nue, à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A°21).
Obverse translation : "Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Cæsar Pontifex", (Marc Aurèle Antonin césar pontife).
Reverse
Reverse legend : [F]IDES P - VBLICA.
Reverse description : Fides (La Fidélité) debout à droite, tenant deux épis de la main droite et une corbeille de fruits de la gauche.
Reverse translation : "Fides Publica", (La Fidélité Publique).
Commentary
Poids léger.
Lightweight
Lightweight
Historical background
CARACALLA
(05/27/196-04/8/217)
Caesar
Caracalla was born on April 4, 188 in Lyon. He is the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. On May 27, 196, he was created Caesar by his father, who had broken with Clodius Albinus. After the defeat of Albin near Lyon, on February 19, 197, he received the titles of prince of youth and pontiff. Caracalla was named Augustus in April 198 before the great Parthian victory.
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