Alexandria Troas, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 23092)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
211-217 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas under Caracalla dated 211-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23092. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right. Reverse: She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 23 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.98 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Caracalla
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right.
- Reverse type
- She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
- Obverse legend
- M AVREL ANTONINV(S)
- Reverse legend
- COL AVG TROA(D)
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23092
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23092
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
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
Research required
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