Denarius - Caracalla FIDES PVBLICA; Fides
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 198 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.1 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 273581 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 334 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.334Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, sometimes cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P
Translation:
Imperator, Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus emperor (Augustus), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power.
Reverse
Fides, draped, standing right, holding corn-ears in right hand and basket of fruit in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FIDES PVBLICA
Translation:
Fides Publica.
Loyalty of the public.
Mint
Laodicea ad Mare, Syria, modern-day Latakia, SyriaComments
Mass varies: 2.99–3.34 g;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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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