Perinthos, Caracalla, Medallion (CN type 2640)

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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 2640. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Labour of Heracles: Nude Heracles standing right, holding club and lion skin; in front, apple tree of the Hesperides entwined by serpent (Ladon).

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Medallion
Recorded diameter
41 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
46.19 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Labour of Heracles: Nude Heracles standing right, holding club and lion skin; in front, apple tree of the Hesperides entwined by serpent (Ladon).
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄΟVΗΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2640
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2640

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