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A silver denarius of the emperor Caracalla with a reverse showing the Emperor as Virtus 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, 207 CE
Size and Weight: 19mm x 20mm, 3.22g
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Laureate head right, seen from behind.
Reverse: PONTIF TR P X COS II
Emperor standing right, posed as Virtus, reversed spear in right hand behind, parazonium in left hand resting on thigh, left foot on helmet.
Provenance: Ancient Auction House (eBay), November 2006
Ref: RCV (2002) 6864; RIC IV 95; BMCRE V p.266, 552.
BW Ref: 027 029 093
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