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<p>[QUOTE="gogili1977, post: 2932004, member: 86398"]6. Caracalla. A.D. 198-217. AR denarius. Rome, A.D. 207.</p><p>Ob. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Caracalla right</p><p>Rev. PONTIF TR P X COS II, emperor standing half-left, head right, holding spear and parazonium; two river-gods reclining to right and left, holding reeds; at feet to right, seated female figure (Britannia?). RIC 96</p><p>The river gods depicted on the reverse of this coin at the feet of Caracalla probably represent the rivers Eden and Tyne, which run near to Hadrian's Wall. Caracalla was in Britannia during A.D. 206/7 overseeing reconstruction of areas of the Wall that had run into disrepair.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712218[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>7. Plautilla, 202-205. AR Denarius. Rome,</p><p>Ob. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA Draped bust of Plautilla to right,</p><p>Rev. PIETAS AVGG Pietas standing right, holding scepter with her right hand and child in her left arm. RIC 367. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]712219[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712220[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>8. Macrinus, 217-218. AR Denarius, Rome, March-June 218.</p><p>Ob. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev. PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P Securitas standing front, her head turned to left, holding long staff in her right hand and resting her left elbow on a column to right. RIC 24.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712221[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712222[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>9. Elagabalus, 218–222. AR denarius, Rome, AD 220–221.</p><p>Ob. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right</p><p>Rev. FORTVNA REDVCI, Fortuna standing facing, head left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. RIC 83A.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712224[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>10. Severus Alexander, 222-235, AR Denarius, Rome, AD 227,</p><p>Ob. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right,</p><p>Rev. P M TR P VI COS II P P, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC 64.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712225[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712216[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gogili1977, post: 2932004, member: 86398"]6. Caracalla. A.D. 198-217. AR denarius. Rome, A.D. 207. Ob. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head of Caracalla right Rev. PONTIF TR P X COS II, emperor standing half-left, head right, holding spear and parazonium; two river-gods reclining to right and left, holding reeds; at feet to right, seated female figure (Britannia?). RIC 96 The river gods depicted on the reverse of this coin at the feet of Caracalla probably represent the rivers Eden and Tyne, which run near to Hadrian's Wall. Caracalla was in Britannia during A.D. 206/7 overseeing reconstruction of areas of the Wall that had run into disrepair. [ATTACH=full]712217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712218[/ATTACH] 7. Plautilla, 202-205. AR Denarius. Rome, Ob. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA Draped bust of Plautilla to right, Rev. PIETAS AVGG Pietas standing right, holding scepter with her right hand and child in her left arm. RIC 367. [ATTACH=full]712219[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712220[/ATTACH] 8. Macrinus, 217-218. AR Denarius, Rome, March-June 218. Ob. IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Rev. PONTIF MAX TR P COS P P Securitas standing front, her head turned to left, holding long staff in her right hand and resting her left elbow on a column to right. RIC 24. [ATTACH=full]712221[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712222[/ATTACH] 9. Elagabalus, 218–222. AR denarius, Rome, AD 220–221. Ob. IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped bust right Rev. FORTVNA REDVCI, Fortuna standing facing, head left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. RIC 83A. [ATTACH=full]712223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712224[/ATTACH] 10. Severus Alexander, 222-235, AR Denarius, Rome, AD 227, Ob. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right, Rev. P M TR P VI COS II P P, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. RIC 64. [ATTACH=full]712225[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]712216[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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