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A silver denarius of the emperor Caracalla with a reverse showing a victorious Venus. Coin Type: Silver antoninianus of Caracalla, Caesar Dec 195 - 28 Jan 198 CE, Augustus 28 Jan 198 - 8 Apr 217 CE.
Mint and Date: Rome, 216 CE
Size and Weight: 22mm, 4.64g
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Radiate, draped bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: VENVS VICTRIX
Venus standing left, holding Victory in right hand and long sceptre in left, resting left elbow on shield set on helmet.
Provenance: t.tokenman (eBay), December 2002
Ref: RCV (2002) 6784; RIC IV 311d; BMCRE V p.445,77.
BW Ref: 006 031 018
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