SILVER COIN – DENARIUS - ANCIENT ROME, c. 198 - 217 AD
In a modern 14K gold Custom Pendant Mount
Ruler: Caracalla
Obverse: ''ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT'' - Laureate bust of Emperor, right.
Reverse: ''MARTI PACATOR'' - Mars standing left with olive branch and spear.
Mounted as a pendant in a modern custom gold mount, marked 14K. Diameter without loop is 23mm, total weight is 6.35gm.
"Caracalla" was the popular nickname of Antoninus, Roman emperor of Punic and Syrian descent from 198 to 217. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, he reigned jointly with his father from 198 until Severus' death in 211. For a short time he then ruled jointly with his younger brother Geta until he had him murdered later in 211. Caracalla is remembered as one of the most notorious emperors.
Caracalla's reign was also notable for the Constitutio Antoniniana (also called the Edict of Caracalla or the Antonine Constitution), granting Roman citizenship to all freemen throughout the Roman Empire, which according to historian Cassius Dio, was done for the purposes of raising tax revenue. Caracalla also commissioned a large public bath-house (thermae) project in Rome, and the remains of the Baths of Caracalla are still one of the major tourist attractions of the Italian capital.
