Roman Denarius Coin

Inv. No.: c117
Date: A.D. 210-213.
Weight: 3.74g
 
Obv.: Caracalla, laureate.
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG.BRIT.

Rev.: Caracalla in military dress, standing, holding spear; behind, two legionary standards.
PROFECTIO AVG.

Caracalla imperial name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Caracalla was merely a nickname. It never appeared on his coins or public monuments. He added Pius from 201 and Britannicus from 210.

The obverse is a reminder that Caracalla campaigned in Britain with his father, Septimius Severus, 208-210. In 211 he returned to Rome with his father ashes. The reverse commemorates this journey, with its attendant hopes of an illustrious reign by the new Emperor.

Comparanda:
RIC, Caracalla 225.