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Augusta Traiana, Caracalla, unit (CN type 2396)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

212-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Caracalla dated 212-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2396. Obverse: Laureate head of bearded Caracalla, right. Reverse: Nude Eros in attitude of Thanatos standing left, resting on torch set on rock (or altar?).

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
18–19 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.22 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Augusta Traiana
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of bearded Caracalla, right.
Reverse type
Nude Eros in attitude of Thanatos standing left, resting on torch set on rock (or altar?).
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2396
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2396

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