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Caracalla. A.D. 198-217. AR denarius (19.9 mm, 2.79 g, 12 h). Rome mint, struck A.D. 207. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Caracalla right / PONTIF TR P X COS II, Caracalla in military dress standing facing, head right, holding spear and parazonium, to his left, river god reclines right; to right, two reclining figures. RIC 96; RSC 441; BMCRE 555. aVF, slight double strike on portrait, minor roughness in fields. Scarce.
This coin commemorates the Severan victories near Hadrian's wall in southern Caledonia. The description here is per RIC but the figures are more likely to be Britannia on the left and on the right are any number of river gods from the area: the rivers Eden, Tyne, Forth, Solway, and Tay have all been suggested.
This coin commemorates the Severan victories near Hadrian's wall in southern Caledonia. The description here is per RIC but the figures are more likely to be Britannia on the left and on the right are any number of river gods from the area: the rivers Eden, Tyne, Forth, Solway, and Tay have all been suggested.