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RIC IV Caracalla 120

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC IV Caracalla 120. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG.

The reverse shows galley, with rowers and passengers, left; at prow, vexillum; at stern, three figures seated left with two standards behind, with the legend ADVENT AVGG.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
10
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Caracalla was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD, serving initially as co-emperor alongside his father, Septimius Severus, who had founded the Severan dynasty after seizing power in 193. Severus proclaimed Caracalla co-ruler in 198. Together, they formed the imperial authority under which coinage was produced at the mint of Rome.

Struck as a silver denarius, the standard Roman silver coin since the Second Punic War, this issue served the empire's everyday currency system prior to its later replacement by the antoninianus. The obverse depicts the laureate, draped bust of the young co-emperor accompanied by the legend "ANTONINVS PIVS AVG". The reverse carries the legend "ADVENT AVGG" alongside a depiction of a galley carrying rowers, passengers, a vexillum at the prow, and three seated figures with two standards at the stern.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Denomination
Denarius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Caracalla; Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse
Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right
Reverse
Galley, with rowers and passengers, left; at prow, vexillum; at stern, three figures seated left with two standards behind
Obverse legend
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse legend
ADVENT AVGG

Identification

Type reference
RIC IV Caracalla 120
Denomination and metal
Denarius, Silver
Obverse legend to match
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse legend to match
ADVENT AVGG
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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