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Antoninianus - Caracalla MARS VICTOR; Mars

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 213-217
Value 1 Antoninianus
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
273529
References RIC IV.1# 306
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.306
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Caracalla, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM

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

Reverse

Mars, naked except for cloak, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy against left shoulder in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MARS VICTOR

Translation:
Mars Victor.
Mars, the victorious.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (213-217) 

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