198- 217 AD SILVER ROMAN SYRIA ANTIOCH TETRADRACHM CARACALLA NGC MINT STATE 4/3

Description

ROMAN EMPIRE
REIGN OF THE EMPEROR CARACALLA (188-217 AD)
CERTIFIED BY NGC MINT STATE
STRIKE: 4 /5
SURFACE: 3 /5
OBVERSE: CARACALLA BUST FACING RIGHT; LEGEND AROUND CENTER.
REVERSE: EAGLE WITH WREATH IN BEAK.
SON OF EMPEROR SEPTIMUS SEVERUS,
CARACALLA'S BIRTH NAME WAS LUCIUS SEPTIMUS BASSIANUS.
HE WASN'T WELL LIKED BECAUSE HE DEBASED SILVER COINAGE BY DECREASING THE CONTENT 25 PERCENT, AND GAVE ROMAN CITIZENSHIP TO ALL FREEMAN THROUGH OUT THE EMPIRE TO INCREASE THE TAX BASE.
HE WAS ASSASINATED BY AN OFFICER IN HIS PERSONAL BODYGUARD WHILE STANDING ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD.
CONTAINS 12.97 GRAMS OF BILLON
26 MM IN DIAMETER
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