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ID: |
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611943 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Roman Imperial |
| Issuer: |
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CARACALLA |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 198-217
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| Metal: |
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Gold |
| Denomination: |
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Aureus |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 198-217 |
| Weight: |
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6.92 g |
| Obverse Legend: |
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ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT |
| Obverse Description: |
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Laureate bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder |
| Reverse Legend: |
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P M TR P XIIII COS III P P |
| Reverse Description: |
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Caracalla standing left, holding parazonium and spear, right foot on reclining river-god, water flowing from a rock below |
| Mint: |
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Rome |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC - |
| Reference2: |
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BMCRE - |
| Reference3: |
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Cohen - |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=24942 |
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Grade:
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VF |
| Notes: |
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Unpublished variety, and the second recorded specimen Struck shortly after Caracalla's return from Britain, this type is the last of of the British Victory types. An identical type is recorded for Geta in 211 (BMCRE 18), where the figure on the ground is called Britania, but it obviously represent a river-god, as attested by the flowing water, perhaps the Tyne or the English Channel. |
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