Obverse: Draped bust of Caracalla
Reverse: Spes walking, with a flower
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Gold |
| Denomination: | Aureus |
| Issuing Authority: | Caracalla |
| Actual Weight: | 7.255 g. |
| Die Axis: | 5 |
| Date: | exact 196 AD - ca. 197 AD |
| Dimensions: | 21 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Severan |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, the draped figure of Spes (Hope), walks in profile to the left. She holds part of her skirt in her left hand and a flower in her right hand.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial aureus
Sources Used: BMCRE