mgcoins database![](images/TrajanoMoushmov5042_3.70_obv4.png) ![](images/TrajanoMoushmov5042_3.70_rev4.png) Thrace - Trajanopolis AD 198-217 AE AE15 3.7 g 1.45 cm 1.46 cm 11h
obverse: hd Caracalla r laureated AVT K M AVP[H] ANTΩNEINOC reverse: serpent-entwined staff of Asklepios TRAIANOΠOΛEITΩN Moushmov 5042 Sayles & Lavender (7 Dec 2007) 4432. vw 725, 10 euro
Caracalla 188 (Lugdunum) (198-217)
AD 198-217, AE 15mm, Laureate bust right / Serpent entwined around staff. about Fine. Green patina.
The serpent and staff of Aesculapius were common themes on the provincial coinage of Caracalla, who suffered both physical and mental illness after the murder of his brother Geta.
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