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A silver denarius of the emperor Caracalla with a reverse showing Minerva Coin Type: Silver denarius of Caracalla, Caesar Dec 195 - 28 Jan 198 CE, Augustus 28 Jan 198 - 8 Apr 217 CE.
Mint and Date: Laodicea ad Mare, 196-197 CE
Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 3.81g
Obverse: M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF
Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: SECVRITAS PERPETVA
Minerva, helmeted, draped to feet, standing facing, head left; right hand resting on an oval shield set on the ground; left hand holding a reversed vertical spear.
Provenance: numismatiklanz (eBay), July 2010
Ref: RCV (2002) —; RIC IV 330; BMCRE V p.115, 459-492.
BW Ref: 068 051 163
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