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Adramyttion, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 3030)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

198-206 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Caracalla dated 198-206 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3030. Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Zeus and Nike; to left, Zeus, holding eagle and sceptre; to right, Nike, crowning Zeus, holding palm branch.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
34 mm (from 1 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
Zeus and Nike; to left, Zeus, holding eagle and sceptre; to right, Nike, crowning Zeus, holding palm branch.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ Π ΑΙΛΙ ЄVΤVΧΟVϹ ΑΔΡΑΜΥΤΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3030
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3030

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Material
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