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A silver denarius of Caracalla showing emblems of the priestly colleges. 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, 197-198 CE
Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 3.49g
Obverse: M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF
Bare-headed, draped bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: DESTINATO IMPERAT
Priestly emblems: lituus, apex, bucranium, and simpulum.
Provenance: numismatiklanz (eBay), March 2009
Ref: RCV (2002) 6672; RIC IV 6; BMCRE V p.52, 194.
BW Ref: 051 040 138
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