Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit — Emperor in military attire standing right (CN type 1921)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 197–217
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana 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 1921 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding shield and spear; gorgoneion on shield. Legend: ΑVΤ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ. Reverse: Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing right, holding spear and parazonium; his left foot on the back of a captive. Legend: ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ. Measured specimens give a diameter of 29–30 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Augusta Traiana und Traianopolis, Berlin 1991, p. 102, nr. 309; Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values II 2. Thrace (from Abdera to Pautalia), Bourgas 2005, p. 98, nr. 1140.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 3
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 29–30 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Augusta Traiana
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Caracalla
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Caracalla, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding shield and spear; gorgoneion on shield.
- Reverse type
- Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing right, holding spear and parazonium; his left foot on the back of a captive.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ
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/1921
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1921
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 102, nr. 309
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 98, nr. 1140
Varieties
Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 1869)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 1871)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 1872)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 2371)
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
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
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