Traianopolis, Caracalla, 5 unit — Nude Apollo standing right (CN type 2687)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 197–217
Issuing entity
Thrace5 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 2687 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ. Reverse: Nude Apollo standing right, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre standing on tripod entwined by serpent in left hand. Legend: ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 15.9 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 29–31 mm (from 6 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Augusta Traiana und Traianopolis, Berlin 1991, p. 170-171, 172, nr. 53-55, 63.
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- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Caracalla, born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and named Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, was Roman emperor from AD 198 to 217. A member of the Severan dynasty, he ruled initially as co-emperor under his father Septimius Severus before becoming sole ruler in 211. This civic bronze five-unit denomination was struck in the Roman province of Thrace at Traianopolis during his reign.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 29–31 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 15.9 g (mean of 4 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
- Nude Apollo standing right, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre standing on tripod entwined by serpent in left hand.
- 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/2687
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2687
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 170-171, 172, nr. 53-55, 63
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