Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 1937)

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Record status

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Period

197-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Caracalla dated 197-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1937. Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass; gorgoneion on cuirass. Reverse: Asclepius standing facing, holding serpent-staff in right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
28.5–30 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13.5 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Augusta Traiana
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass; gorgoneion on cuirass.
Reverse type
Asclepius standing facing, holding serpent-staff in right hand.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1937
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1937

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