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Perinthos, Caracalla, Medallion (CN type 2620)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

212-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Medallion in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Caracalla dated 212-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2620. Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass, aegis and spear over left shoulder; on breastplate gorgoneion. Reverse: Emperor (Caracalla) receiving the apples of the Hesperides from Heracles; to left, emperor standing right, holding sceptre in right hand; to right, Heracles standing left, holding apples of the Hesperides and club; inbetween, altar.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Medallion
Recorded diameter
38.8–42 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
39.63 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass, aegis and spear over left shoulder; on breastplate gorgoneion.
Reverse type
Emperor (Caracalla) receiving the apples of the Hesperides from Heracles; to left, emperor standing right, holding sceptre in right hand; to right, Heracles standing left, holding apples of the Hesperides and club; inbetween, altar.
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/2620
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2620

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