Denarius - Caracalla MARTI PROPVGNATORI; Mars
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 213-217 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.1 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 273530 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 307 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.307Online 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: MARTI PROPVGNATORI
Translation:
Marti Propugnatori.
Mars, the defender.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 2.345–3.82 g;
Diameter varies: 18–20 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 18–20 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (213-217) | |||||||||||||||
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