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Adramyttion, Caracalla, bronze coin — Demeter standing left (CN type 2725)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. AD 206–211

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Caracalla, dated c. AD 206–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 2725 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑV ΑVΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ. Reverse: Demeter standing left, holding torch in right hand; in front, pier with basket with poppies and ears of corn. Legend: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟV Β ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 13.74 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 28–30 mm (from 3 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Stauber et al., Die Bucht von Adramytteion, Bonn 1996, p. 226, nr. 202.

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Historical context

This bronze coin was issued by the ancient city of Adramyttion, located in the northwest region of Mysia in ancient Asia Minor. It was struck under Emperor Caracalla, born Lucius Septimius Bassianus to Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. Severus proclaimed Caracalla co-ruler in 198, and following his father's death and the murder of his brother Geta in 211, Caracalla ruled as sole emperor until 217.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
28–30 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13.74 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Adramyttion
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Demeter standing left, holding torch in right hand; in front, pier with basket with poppies and ears of corn.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΑVΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟV Β ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ

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/2725
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2725

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