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A silver denarius of the emperor Caracalla with a reverse showing Serapis. 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, 213 CE
Size and Weight: 18mm x 19mm, 2.62g
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
Laureate head right.
Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P
Serapis, wearing kalathos, standing half left, head left, right hand raised palm out, left hand holding a long transverse sceptre.
Provenance: Martin Griffiths (Forum auctions), November 2005; ex Ancient Auction House (eBay) in 2002.
Ref: RCV (2002) 6829; RIC IV 208a; BMCRE V p.439, 50.
BW Ref: 014 017 066
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