Perinthos, Caracalla, 6 unit (CN type 2584)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
212-217 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace6 unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Caracalla dated 212-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2584. Obverse: Laureate head of bearded Caracalla, right. Reverse: Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing left, holding spear and parazonium; behind, Nike, crowning emperor, holding palm branch in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 6 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 37 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 21.78 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Caracalla
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of bearded Caracalla, right.
- Reverse type
- Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing left, holding spear and parazonium; behind, Nike, crowning emperor, holding palm branch in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄΟVΗΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΠЄΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΝЄΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2584
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2584
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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 bibliographyp. 192, nr. 567, pl. 32
Research required
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