Hadrianopolis, Caracalla, 4 unit — River-god and Apollo (CN type 19765)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 197–217
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit 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 19765 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate head of Caracalla, right. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ. Reverse: River-god (Tonzos) and Apollo (or Orestes?); to left, bearded river-god (Tonzos) reclining right, resting on water-urn; to right, nude Apollo (or Orestes?), standing left, holding laurel branch in right hand. Legend: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 9.49 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 27.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Caracalla, born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later taking the name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who ruled between 198 and 217 AD, initially as co-emperor alongside his father Septimius Severus. After the murder of his brother Geta in 211, he ruled as sole emperor until his assassination in 217. This civic bronze coin was struck between AD 197 and 217 at Hadrianopolis in Thrace, also historically known as Adrianople or Orestias.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 27.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.49 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Hadrianopolis
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Caracalla
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Caracalla, right.
- Reverse type
- River-god (Tonzos) and Apollo (or Orestes?); to left, bearded river-god (Tonzos) reclining right, resting on water-urn; to right, nude Apollo (or Orestes?), standing left, holding laurel branch in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ 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/19765
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19765
- Source note
- The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
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- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- 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.
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