Antoninianum

Roman Empire

 

 

 

Metal: Fleece.

Issuing entity: Rome. Caracalla.

Mint: Rome.

Date: 215 AD

Obverse:

Radiate and draped bust right. Legend: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG [g]ERM.

Reverse:

Naked Jupiter standing right holding beam of lightning and sceptre. Legend: PM TR P XVIII COS IIII P P P.

Weight: 5.19 gr. - Diameter: 23 mm. - Axes: 6 h.

Described in: RIC IV.1, 258a.

Published in: Roselló Cremades, N., 1990: "Cataloguing of the Iberian and Roman numismatic collections of the collections of: D. Isidro Albert, D. Ramón Quiles and a hoard of late Roman coins", Ayudas a la investigación 1986-1987. Instituto de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert, pp. 178, 182, nº 286; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 116.

Monetary Inventory Number: 287.

Purchase. Isidro Albert Collection.