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Traianopolis, Caracalla, unit (CN type 2809)

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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 2809. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Eros riding right on dolphin.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
16 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.08 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Traianopolis
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Eros riding right on dolphin.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2809
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2809

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