Lampsakos, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 21865)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
196 - 198 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Lampsakos in Mysia under Caracalla dated 196 - 198 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21865. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Caracalla, right. Reverse: Head of bearded Priapos with hairband, right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21–22 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.67 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Lampsakos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Caracalla
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare-headed bust of youthful Caracalla, right.
- Reverse type
- Head of bearded Priapos with hairband, right.
- Obverse legend
- Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝ[ΟϹ Κ?]
- Reverse legend
- ΛΑИΨΑΚΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21865
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21865
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
- Research required
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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