Caracalla Consul For The Third Time

Since securing the imperial throne in AD 145, Septimius Severus focused much of his attention on building a credible dynastic succession that would permit for a peaceful transition after his reign. Inevitably this required that his two young sons were well known in the public domain, and thus they often featured on the coinage as a key element of the imperial family's image. It is therefore no surprise to see the brothers represented here on this aureus minted in the name of Caracalla, which was struck in celebration of the co-consulship of Caracalla [for the third time] and Geta, which they jointly assumed in 208 under the watchful eye...

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