brm_763141 - CARACALLA Denier
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Type : Denier
Date: 198
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 3,30 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 5e
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Très beau buste de Caracalla. Revers à l’usure régulière. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : M AVR ANTON - CAES PONTIF.
Obverse description : Buste drapé, tête nue de Caracalla à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A°21).
Obverse translation : "Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caesar Pontifex", (Marc Aurèle Antonin césar pontife).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MARTI - VLTORI.
Reverse description : Mars nu avec le manteau flottant, marchant à droite, tenant une haste de la main droite et un trophée de la gauche.
Reverse translation : "Marti Ultori" (À Mars vengeur).
Historical background
CARACALLA
(05/27/196-04/8/217)
Caesar
Caracalla was born on April 4, 188 in Lyon. He is the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. On May 27, 196, he was created Caesar by his father, who had broken with Clodius Albinus. After the defeat of Albin near Lyon, on February 19, 197, he received the titles of prince of youth and pontiff. Caracalla was named Augustus in April 198 before the great Parthian victory.
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