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Traianopolis, Caracalla, 5 unit — Emperor in military attire standing right (CN type 2683)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 197–217

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Traianopolis in Thrace under Caracalla, dated AD 197–217. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 2683 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ. Reverse: Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing right, holding spear and parazonium; his left foot on the back of a captive. Legend: ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 14.8 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 30–31 mm (from 3 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Augusta Traiana und Traianopolis, Berlin 1991, p. 169, 171, nr. 48, 60.

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
30–31 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
14.8 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Traianopolis
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right.
Reverse type
Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing right, holding spear and parazonium; his left foot on the back of a captive.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2683
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2683

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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • Traianopolis, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 2700)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Traianopolis, Caracalla, 5 unit (CN type 2702)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

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