Lampsakos, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 21865)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

196 - 198 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin 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

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