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Coin Type: Silver denarius of Caracalla, Caesar Dec 195 - 28 Jan 198 CE, Augustus 28 Jan 198 - 8 Apr 217 CE. Mint and Date: Rome, 196 CE Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 2.4g Obverse: Bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. M AVR ANTONINVS CAES Reverse: Emblems of the priestly colleges: lituus, axe, jug, simpulum, sprinkler. SEVERI AVG PII FIL Provenance: stig6 (eBay), April 2002. Bought as one of a lot of 20 silver coins all found by detectorists in the UK. Ref: RCV (2002) 6679; RIC IV 4 BW Ref: 012 031 052 |
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