Alexandria Troas, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 23093)
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 23093. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right. Reverse: Statue of Apollo Smintheus, right, holding patera and bow, on round base; at his feet tripod.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 22 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.84 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
- Statue of Apollo Smintheus, right, holding patera and bow, on round base; at his feet tripod.
- Obverse legend
- AV M AV ANTONIN
- Reverse legend
- COL ALEXAND AVG
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23093
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23093
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
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 90
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution