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Ilion, Caracalla, dupondius (CN type 20273)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

198–210 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

dupondius in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Caracalla dated 198–210 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20273. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Zeus Idaios enthroned, right, leaning on sceptre with his right hand and holding a figure of Athena Ilias in his left.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
dupondius
Recorded diameter
27–30.1 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.1 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Zeus Idaios enthroned, right, leaning on sceptre with his right hand and holding a figure of Athena Ilias in his left.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΔΙΑ ΙΔΑΙΟΝ ΙΛΕΙϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20273
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20273

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