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Adramyttion, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 3047)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 198-206 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Caracalla dated ca. 198-206 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3047. Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Demeter seated left on cippus, holding ears and poppy in right hand and sceptre in left hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
37 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
27.44 g (mean of 3 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 seated left on cippus, holding ears and poppy in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑ 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/3047
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3047

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