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A silver denarius of the emperor Caracalla with a reverse showing Mars resting on a shield 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, 206 CE
Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 3.65g
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Laureate bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II
Mars standing half left, head left, right hand resting on two shields, left hand holding reversed spear behind.
Provenance: vickery400 (eBay), May 2007
Ref: RCV (2002) —; RIC IV 83; BMCRE V p.254, 500.
BW Ref: 034 031 109
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