Nikopolis ad Mestum, Caracalla, 5 unit — Nude Hermes standing left (CN type 11856)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 209–212
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Mestum in Thrace under Caracalla, dated AD 209–212. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 11856 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding shield and spear; gorgoneion on shield. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ. Reverse: Nude Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus. Legend: ΟVΛΠ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΠΡΟϹ ΜΕϹΤΩ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 15.69 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 31–32 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Komnick, Die Münzprägung von Nicopolis ad Mestum: Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin 2003, p. 68, nr. 62.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 31–32 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 15.69 g (mean of 2 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
- Nude Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΟVΛΠ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΠΡΟϹ ΜΕϹΤΩ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11856
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11856
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
Recorded means a field is present, not independently verified. Read its wording, supporting source and the entry’s confidence level.
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 68, nr. 62
Varieties
Nikopolis ad Mestum, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 11843)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Research required
- No rights-cleared photograph attached yet