Rome, Emperor Caracalla, Denarius, Mars Reverse – 196 to 198 CE – Roman Empire Cheap Pice Outlet

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Roman Empire
• Authority: Emperor Caracalla
• Date: 196 – 198 CE
• Denomination: AR (silver) denarius
• Mint: City of Rome
• Size: 17mm, 3.49 grams
• Type Number: RIC IV Caracalla 11
• Obverse: M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF – Bust of Caracalla, bare-headed, draped, right
• Reverse: MARTI VLTORI – Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak tied round waist, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left hand
• Notes: Mars represented military power as a way to secure peace, and was a father of the Roman people.

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