Aureus of Caracalla, Roman Emperor from Rome | Yale University Art Gallery

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On view, 1st floor, Numismatics

Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 6.16 g, 6:00, 20.5 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.87.2691
Geography: Made in Rome, Italy
Culture: Roman
Period: 3rd century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM P M Bust laureate draped cuirassed r. seen from behind.

Reverse Description: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P Sol holding reins in r. and whip in l. driving fast quadriga l.

Provenance

Gans, New York, to December 1943; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1943–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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aurei, coins, money

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