brm_839732 - CARACALLA Denier
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Type : Denier
Date: 197
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 550 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,39 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 5e
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Joli buste de Caracalla. Revers à l’usure régulière. Patine grise
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Obverse
Obverse legend : M AVR ANTO-NINVS CAES.
Obverse description : Buste drapé et cuirassé de Caracalla, tête nue, à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A°2).
Obverse translation : “Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Cæsar”, (Marc Aurèle Antonin césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SECVRITAS PE-RPETVA.
Reverse description : Pallas debout à gauche avec l'égide sur la poitrine, appuyée sur son bouclier de la main droite et tenant une haste de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Securitas Perpetua”, (La Sécurité perpétuelle).
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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