| Emperor | Caracalla |
| Mint | Rome |
| Date | 205AD |
| Size (mm) | 18 |
| Weight (g) | 3.49 |
| Die Axis | 180 |
| Tariff | Denarius |
| Ob. Leg. | ANTONINVS PIVS AVG |
| Ob. Desc. | Laureate and draped bust right |
| Meaning | (Antoninvs Pivs Avgvstvs). Antonius Pius is your Emperor |
| Rev. Leg. | PONTIF TR P VII COS II | Rev. Desc. | Mars, with cloak, foot on helmet, holding branch and spear | Meaning | (Pontifex Tribunicia Potestas VII Consul II). Priest and Tribune of the People for the seventh time, Consul for the second time | References; | Collection; Sear 1841, RIC 80b RSC 420a, BMC 481 | Notes: | Mars (god of war) is usually depicted naked with a cloak and helmet (as here) or in full armour. He normally has a shield, spear and trophy, though here he has his foot on a helmet, indicating military prowess, and a branch possibly indicating he is willing to extend the olive branch to those he has pacified. |