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RIC IV Caracalla 270A

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RIC IV Caracalla 270A, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 215–215 AD. Obverse: bust of caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: caracalla, in military attire, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar, in front of a temple with four columns, in which stands asclepius, holding serpent-wreathed staff; beside caracalla, togate figure, standing left, and child holding wand. Weight about 7.2 g, diameter 20.0 mm.
obverse RIC IV Caracalla 270A
obverse: Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Caracalla 270A
reverse: Caracalla, in military attire, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar, in front of a temple with four columns, in which stands Asclepius, holding serpent-wreathed staff; beside Caracalla, togate figure, standing left, and child holding wand
mint Rome weight 7.18g (2)
ruler Caracalla diameter ⌀20.0 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
reverse

Caracalla, in military attire, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar, in front of a temple with four columns, in which stands Asclepius, holding serpent-wreathed staff; beside Caracalla, togate figure, standing left, and child holding wand

P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P
specimens (3)
British Museum 7.28g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 7.08g ⌀20.0

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RIC IV Caracalla 270A (ric.4.crl.270A), 215–215 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-caracalla-270a/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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