- Choice Extremely Fine Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Struck for Emperor Caracalla at the Rome Mint.
- RIC 206b, 3.27g, approx. 19mm.
- Dated TR P XVI = 213 CE.
- Superb realistic portrait and detailed presentation of nude Hercules, lionskin and club!!
- Certified by NGC to Ch XF Strike 5/5 Surface 3/5.
- Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate head right.
- Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P, Hercules standing facing, head left, branch in right hand, club and lion's skin cradled in left arm, holding club and lion-skin.
- Caracalla's association with the mythological hero Hercules served as a cornerstone of Severan imperial propaganda, military identity, and monumental architecture.
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