Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 19840)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 197-217 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Caracalla dated ca. 197-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19840. Obverse: Laureate head of Caracalla, right. Reverse: Genius standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 24 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.38 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Caracalla
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Caracalla, right.
- Reverse type
- Genius standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑVΓΟVϹΤΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19840
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19840
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 89, nr. 281
Research required
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