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Denarius with bust of Caracalla
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 199–200
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 3.09 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.712
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Bonus Eventus, naked, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over altar and holding ears of grain in left.
BONVS EVENTVS
ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Bonus Eventus, naked, standing left, sacrificing with patera in right hand over altar and holding ears of grain in left.
BONVS EVENTVS