Nikopolis ad Mestum, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 11855)

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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 11855. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding shield and spear; gorgoneion on shield. Reverse: Nemesis-Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
30 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
14.9 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding shield and spear; gorgoneion on shield.
Reverse type
Nemesis-Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΟVΛΠ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΠΡΟϹ ΜΕϹΤϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11855
Type corpus identifier
CN type 11855

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