RIC IV Caracalla 421

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC IV Caracalla 421. Denomination: As. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
As

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Caracalla; Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse
Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse
Bacchus, naked, standing right, holding cup in right hand and thyrsus in left hand, and Hercules, standing left, holding club set on ground in right hand and lion-skin on left arm
Obverse legend
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG PONT TR P VII
Reverse legend
COS LVD SAECVL FEC S C

Catalogue references

  • RIC / OCREric.4.crl.421

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