RIC IV Caracalla 397B
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC IV Caracalla 397B. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- Sestertius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Caracalla; Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Caracalla, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Mars, helmeted, naked except for flying cloak, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand
- Obverse legend
- M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF
- Reverse legend
- MARTI VLTORI S C
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.4.crl.397B
Research required
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