v21_2816 - CARACALLA Sesterce, (GB, Æ 32)
MONNAIES 21 (2004)
Starting price : 350.00 €
Estimate : 650.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 350.00 €
Estimate : 650.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Sesterce, (GB, Æ 32)
Date: 213
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 31,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 23,69 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 5e
Emission: 2e
Coments on the condition:
Flan large et irrégulier. Très beau portrait sur un flan large. Joli revers de haut relief. Faiblesse de frappe sur les légendes. Patine marron foncé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : M AVREL ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Caracalla à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augustus Britannicus”, (Marc Aurèle Antonin pieux auguste britannique).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SECVRITATI PERPETVAE// SC.
Reverse description : Securitas (La Sécurité) assise à droite devant un autel, soutenant sa tête de la main droite, et tenant un sceptre de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Securitati Perpetuæ”, (À la Sécurité perpétuelle).
Historical background
CARACALLA
(05/27/196-04/8/217)
Augustus
After Geta's assassination, Caracalla decreed the "damnatio memoriæ" of his brother. The "Constitution Antoniniana" was promulgated in 212. All the inhabitants of the Empire became Roman citizens. The following year he undertook a campaign in Germania and won numerous victories over the Germans, Iapyges and Goths. He received the title of "Germanicus". The end of the reign was marked in 215 by the Monetary Reform and the creation of the Antoninianus. Caracalla begins a final campaign against the Parthians. He is assassinated after having celebrated his vicennalia.
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