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A base metal denarius of the emperor Caracalla with a reverse showing a galley with passengers. Coin Type: Base metal denarius of Caracalla, Caesar Dec 195 - 28 Jan 198 CE, Augustus 28 Jan 198 - 8 Apr 217 CE.
Mint and Date: Unofficial mint. Original minted at Rome, 202 CE
Size and Weight: 18mm x 19mm, 2.61g
Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG
Youthful laureate, draped bust right, seen from behind.
Reverse: ADVENT AVGG
Galley with rowers travelling left over waves, vexillum at prow, standards at stern, passengers seated in cabin at the stern (obscured by corrosion and damage on this specimen).
Provenance: hermescoins1 (eBay), April 2007
Ref: RCV (2002) 6790; RIC IV 120; BMCRE V p.205, 267.
BW Ref: 032 031 107
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