Hadrianopolis, Caracalla, 4 unit (CN type 20227)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

198-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Hadrianopolis in Thrace under Caracalla dated 198-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20227. Obverse: Laureate head of Caracalla, right. Reverse: Nymphaeum with statues and arcades.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.95 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
Nymphaeum with statues and arcades.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΔΡΙ-ΑΝΟΠΟ-ΛΕΙ//ΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20227
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20227

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