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RIC IV Caracalla 130A (denarius)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC IV Caracalla 130A (denarius). 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 the Dea Caelestis, wearing high head-dress and long robe to feet, seated facing on lion galloping right over waters gushing from rock on left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and short sceptre in left hand, with the legend INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH.

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Historical context

Caracalla was Roman emperor from 198 to 217, initially serving as co-emperor alongside his father, Septimius Severus, who had seized power in 193 and established the Severan dynasty. Septimius Severus proclaimed Caracalla co-ruler in 198. The imperial mint at Rome produced coinage on behalf of the co-emperors during this shared reign, prior to Severus's death in 211.

This silver coin is a denarius, the standard Roman silver denomination from its introduction around 211 BC until its replacement by the antoninianus. Struck under the authority of Caracalla and Septimius Severus, the coin features an obverse portrait bust of the young co-emperor with the legend "ANTONINVS PIVS AVG". The reverse depicts the Dea Caelestis seated on a galloping lion above flowing waters, paired with the legend "INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH".

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Denomination
Denarius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Caracalla; Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse
Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right
Reverse
The Dea Caelestis, wearing high head-dress and long robe to feet, seated facing on lion galloping right over waters gushing from rock on left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and short sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse legend
INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH

Identification

Type reference
RIC IV Caracalla 130A (denarius)
Denomination and metal
Denarius, Silver
Obverse legend to match
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Reverse legend to match
INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH
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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