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Koila, Caracalla, bronze coin — Prow (CN type 12974)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 197–217

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin in bronze struck at Koila in Thrace under Caracalla, dated AD 197–217. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12974 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Prow, right. No specimen weights or diameters are recorded for this type yet.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
0

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze

Technical characteristics

Mint
Koila
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Prow, right.

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/12974
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12974
Source note
The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Weight not recorded in the source corpus
  • Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
  • Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
  • Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution
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