A Roman silver coin issued during the reign of Emperor Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) in the 3rd century AD, worth about 1.5 denarii.
Named after the Roman emperor Caracalla, whose formal name was Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus. The coin was introduced around 215 AD and circulated throughout the Roman Empire. The suffix '-ianus' indicates something belonging to or named after a person.
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