Denarius - Caracalla PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 196-197
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 2.9 g
Diameter 17.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
273573
References RIC IV.1# 329,
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.329
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Caracalla, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF

Translation:
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caesar, Pontifex [Maximus].
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Caesar, [high] priest.

Reverse

Caracalla, in military attire, standing left, holding baton in right hand and spear in left hand; to right, trophy.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PRINCIPI IVVENTVTIS

Translation:
Principes Juventutis.
Prince of the youth.

Mint

Laodicea ad Mare, Syria, modern-day Latakia, Syria

Comments

Mass varies: 2.794–2.987 g;

Example of this type:
Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte Thüringens

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (196-197) 

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