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Traianopolis, Caracalla, unit (CN type 2799)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

212-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

unit in bronze struck at Traianopolis in Thrace under Caracalla dated 212-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2799. Obverse: Laureate head of bearded Caracalla, right. Reverse: Cista mystica, out of which serpent creeps right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
16.5–17 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.62 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Traianopolis
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of bearded Caracalla, right.
Reverse type
Cista mystica, out of which serpent creeps right.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2799
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2799

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