Topeiros, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 12014)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
197-217 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Topeiros in Thrace under Caracalla dated 197-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12014. Obverse: Laureate head of Caracalla, right. Reverse: Tetrastyle temple on crepidoma; within Heracles seated on rock and female figure, holding bow in both hands; on pediment, shield and spear.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 29–30 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.51 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Topeiros
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Caracalla
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Caracalla, right.
- Reverse type
- Tetrastyle temple on crepidoma; within Heracles seated on rock and female figure, holding bow in both hands; on pediment, shield and spear.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΟΥΛΠΙΑϹ ΤΟΠΕΙΡΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12014
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12014
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 285, nr. 2683
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