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Hadrianopolis, Caracalla, bronze coin — Homonoia standing left (CN type 13097)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 197–217

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin in bronze struck at Hadrianopolis 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 13097 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate head of Caracalla, right. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ. Reverse: Homonoia standing left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm. Legend: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 11.26 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 26.5–27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Jurukova, Monetosečeneto na gradovete v Dolna Mizija i Trakija II - III v.: Chadrianopol, Sofija 1987, nr. 366.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26.5–27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.26 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianopolis
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Caracalla, right.
Reverse type
Homonoia standing left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

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/13097
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13097

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 366

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