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Adramyttion, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 2960)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 205-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Caracalla dated ca. 205-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2960. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Artemis and Zeus; to left, Artemis (Ephesia) with kalathos standing facing, holding wool ties; to right, Zeus (Aëtophoros) standing left, holding eagle and sceptre.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
33–36 mm (from 9 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
24.97 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Adramyttion
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Artemis and Zeus; to left, Artemis (Ephesia) with kalathos standing facing, holding wool ties; to right, Zeus (Aëtophoros) standing left, holding eagle and sceptre.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗ(ΛΙΟϹ) ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟV (Β) ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ Κ(ΑΙ) ЄΦЄϹΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2960
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2960

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