Pautalia, Caracalla, 4 unit (CN type 21693)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

211-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Pautalia in Thrace under Caracalla dated 211-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21693. Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of bearded Caracalla, right, seen from behind. Reverse: Nude Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse in right hand, caduceus and chlamys in left arm. Ground line. Border of dots.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
29–29.2 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
16.31 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pautalia
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate and cuirassed bust of bearded Caracalla, right, seen from behind.
Reverse type
Nude Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse in right hand, caduceus and chlamys in left arm. Ground line. Border of dots.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV - ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ΠΑVΤΑΛΙΑϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Recorded findspots
Viminacium, Na kamenju, square D/8
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21693
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21693

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