Gold aureus of Caracalla, Rome, 207 A.D.
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate head of Caracalla r.
COS II; Hercules, seated l. on a rock before a low table, resting his l. hand on his club, propped on the ground, and extending his r.; on his r., togate figure of Potitus, standing l. with his r. arm raised; to l., six figures, Pinarius, seated r. on a pillow, and five slaves, kneeling or standing to r. or l., of whom one offers Hercules a plate of food; behind on l., crater on column with a large wine amphora at its base; on far l. and r., tree with branches extending over the assembly; above and behind, at the center, a great, garlanded basin, very probably a wine vat or a grape press.
Biaggi —; BMC —; Calicó —; C. —; Hill —
Picture credit: Leu Numismatik AG (Auction 93), 10.5.2005, lot 68
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