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A silver denarius of the emperor Caracalla with a reverse showing a galley with passengers. 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 mint, 202 CE
Size and Weight: 17mm x 19mm, 2.82g
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Youthful laureate, draped bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: ADVENT AVGG
Galley with 5 rowers and 8 oars travelling left over waves, rudder at stern, vexillum at prow, three figures seated in cabin at stern, two standards behind the cabin (some not visible or hard to make out on this slightly damaged specimen).
Provenance: arbeia_coins (eBay), March 2008
Ref: RCV (2002) 6790; RIC IV 120; BMCRE V p.205, 267.
BW Ref: 044 037 000
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