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Gargara, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 12202)

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Record status

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Period

198-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Gargara in Troas under Caracalla dated 198-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12202. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Bull charging right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
34 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
26.42 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Gargara
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Bull charging right.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΜΑΞΙΜΟV ΡΟVΦΟV ΜЄΙΔΙΟV ΓΑΡΓΑΡЄΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12202
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12202

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