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Ilion, Caracalla, as (CN type 20282)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

210–212 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

as in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Caracalla dated 210–212 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20282. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Armoured Hector in galloping biga, left, holding spear and shield in his right hand and raising his left.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
as
Recorded diameter
21.7–24 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.79 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Armoured Hector in galloping biga, left, holding spear and shield in his right hand and raising his left.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Μ ΑV ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΚΤΩΡ ΙΛΙΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20282
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20282

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