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Tomis, Caracalla, unit (CN type 24504)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

211-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

unit in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Caracalla dated 211-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24504. Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Draped bust of Athena to right, with helmet and with aegis.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
17–18 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.75 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Tomis
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing paludamentum.
Reverse type
Draped bust of Athena to right, with helmet and with aegis.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ · Μ · ΑV · ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΤΟΜЄΩϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24504
Type corpus identifier
CN type 24504

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