Sestertius - Caracalla PONTIF TR P X COS II S C

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 207
Value 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Bronze
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
273738
References RIC IV.1# 425B,
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.425B
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Caracalla, laureate, with aegis, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG

Translation:
Antoninus Pius, Augustus.
Antoninus Pius emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Caracalla, in military attire, on horse galloping right, holding spear at rest in hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PONTIF TR P X COS II S C

Translation:
Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Decima, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum.
[High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the tenth time, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy

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