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Nikopolis ad Mestum, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 11837)

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Record status

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Period

209-212 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Mestum in Thrace under Caracalla dated 209-212 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11837. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right. Reverse: Nude, radiate Helios standing right, holding whip in raised right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
28.2–30.7 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
15.78 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Mestum
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right.
Reverse type
Nude, radiate Helios standing right, holding whip in raised right hand.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝ(Ε)ΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΟVΛ(Π,ΠΙΑϹ) ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΠΡ(ΟϹ) ΜΕϹΤΩ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Recorded findspots
Zemen (Земен)
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11837
Type corpus identifier
CN type 11837

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